Angela Bassett has admitted that she is unsure why she isn't in American Horror Story's new season Apocalypse.

While the show has brought back a host of characters for its eighth season, one notable absence is Bassett's Coven character Marie Laveau.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the star shared that part of her is disappointed.

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"I have [season 8] on my DVR, but I haven't seen any of it just yet," she said. "But I mean, come on. Where's Marie Laveau?

"I'm even a little bit in my feelings that Marie didn't come back."

Bassett confirmed that she wasn't back for Apocalypse back in August, saying at the time: "[Marie is] very special to my heart.

"We got to shoot in New Orleans which is beautiful, that beautiful decay of a city. It was scary, it was funny, it was risqué, it was intriguing, it was historical.

"It was really special, and it was the beginning of it all, beginning of me joining a family."

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Apocalypse does, however, feature Coven characters Cordelia Goode (Sarah Paulson), Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts), Queenie (Gabourey Sidibe), Myrtle Snow (Frances Conroy), and Zoe Benson (Taissa Farmiga).

American Horror Story: Apocalypse airs Wednesdays on FX in the US, and Thursdays on Fox in the UK. Catch up on series 1-6 on Netflix, with season 7 available to buy on Amazon Prime Video.

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