The buzz going into FX’s new Ryan Murphy drama series Grotesquerie will be all around Travis Kelce, but judging from the trailer, the real performances are coming from Emmy winner Niecy Nash-Betts and Oscar nominee Lesley Manville. It’s an incredibly atmospheric trailer filled with disturbing images, and Nash-Betts, in particular, seems very at home here.
We’ll find out more, including whether or not Kelce can act, when Grotesquerie premieres on Wednesday, September 25, on FX and Hulu.
More details after the trailer…
Cast
Niecy Nash-Betts, “Detective Lois Tryon”
Courtney B. Vance, “Marshall Tryon”
Lesley Manville, “Nurse Redd”
Micaela Diamond, “Sister Megan Duval”
Nicholas Alexander Chavez, “Father Charlie Mayhew”
Raven Goodwin, “Merritt Tryon”
Travis Kelce
Synopsis
In Ryan Murphy’s 10-episode drama series “Grotesquerie” for FX, a series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community. “Detective Lois Tryon” feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—taunting her. At home, Lois grapples with a strained relationship with her daughter, a husband in long-term hospital care and her own inner demons. With no leads and unsure of where to turn, she accepts the help of “Sister Megan,” a nun and journalist with the Catholic Guardian. Sister Megan, with her own difficult past, has seen the worst of humanity, yet she still believes in its capacity for good. Lois, on the other hand, fears the world is succumbing to evil. As Lois and Sister Megan string together clues, they find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers.
The series stars Niecy Nash-Betts as “Detective Lois Tryon,” Courtney B. Vance as “Marshall Tryon,” Lesley Manville as “Nurse Redd,” Micaela Diamond as “Sister Megan,” Nicholas Alexander Chavez as “Father Charlie,” Raven Goodwin as “Merritt Tryon” and Travis Kelce.
Written and created by Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, Grotesquerie is directed by Max Winkler, Murphy, Alexis Martin Woodall and Elegance Bratton. The show is executive produced by Murphy, Woodall, Baitz, Baken, Winkler, Nash-Betts, Vance, Peter Liguori, Nissa Diederich, Eric Kovtun and Scott Robertson. It is produced by 20th Television.
He's clearly interested in riding those coattails into a post-NFL entertainment career.