Ryan Murphy Officially Brings Back His Most Controversial Series This Week

Not one to be deterred by public controversy and pronounced backlash, Ryan Murphy will return with a new show this week. His four most recent releases have been a mixed bag, and in many ways, they represent the entire spectrum of the Murphy experience. All’s Fair, which premiered in November on Hulu, holds a 6% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Murphy’s first new show of 2026, the sci-fi horror title The Beauty, has effectively been canceled after a single season that drew mixed reviews. His second release of 2026, Love Story, on the other hand, was received warmly by critics and audiences, and it ended up turning Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly into overnight stars. Murphy’s third new show of the year, The Shards, set the clock back with divisive reviews. And now, he’s about to release the fourth season of arguably his most popular streaming series.