American Horror Story season 7 opening credits feature Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Cult has already been teased as having a political theme, with the season opening on election night
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Your support makes all the difference.American Horror Story fans weren't exactly happy about Roanoke's decision to forgo the show's traditional opening credits - often the spookiest part of the season, and certainly a perfect moodsetter.
For Cult, any similar concerns have been swiftly soothed, with the opening credits hitting the internet two weeks before the season 7 premiere, offering plenty of hints for eager eyes to pore over.
While the credits tend to have only a nominal connection to the season's actual plot, they're a good indicator of where exactly AHS is planning to go with a theme as broad as Cult, continuing the beehive and clown imagery that the show's advertising has so far relied so heavily upon.
There's also more usage of trypophobic images; it's some deeply uncomfortable viewing for anyone who happens to be repulsed by collections of small holes or bumps, also potentially fuelling theories the season will link closely into ideas of phobias.
What's more evident, however, is that Cult isn't shying away from the political themes showrunner Ryan Murphy had previously hinted at; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appear in the form of rubber masks, while the show's theme has been given a bit of a patriotic makeover.
Only five cast names appear: Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Cheyenne Jackson, Billie Lourd, and Alison Pill. However, considering how spaced out those names are, it appears Cult is keen to keep a few of its stars secret for now.
That said, both Emma Roberts has been officially confirmed as returning, Lena Dunham will appear in one episode, and Colton Haynes, Leslie Grossman, and Adina Porter will also all appear.
American Horror Story: Cult will premiere 5 September.
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