Nicholas Alexander Chavez calls the roles of “Mendendez” and “Grotesque” “different worlds”

1 of 5 | Micaela Diamond and Nicholas Alexander Chavez appear in a scene from “Grotesquerie,” airing Thursday night. Photo courtesy of FX/Hulu

“For the Menendez Project, a context was already sort of established in which we would tell the story, which is based on true events from 1989 and the early '90s,” he said.

grotesque “It was a completely new world where the only limits were our creativity and our imagination. It was interesting to just delve into the depths of what Ryan is capable of, and it was an honor and a privilege to experience both.”

The actor said that there was no time to relax between the two projects.

“One of the nicer things about playing Father Charlie is that I could really just follow my impulses. I just trusted my instincts and everyone around me helped me make really bold decisions,” he said.

“With Lyle there was intensive preparation. This was more of a raw, unbridled impulse.”

Airing Wednesdays on FX and streaming Thursdays on Hulu, 0-Episode Gred squerie follows Detective Lois Tryon (Niecy Nash-Betts) and Sister Megan (Micaela Diamond) – a reporter for a Catholic newspaper – as they investigate a series of gruesome, religiously motivated murders.

Father Charlie is one of the people with whom Sister Megan consults on the case.

Murphy described grotesque as “a very personal piece”.

“It was a meditation on what I think is going on in the world and what we're all going through and how we're feeling, like this existential question: Are these end times? And if so, what can we do to fight it and preserve our humanity? he asked rhetorically.

“Those were the things I was writing about, and I also wanted to write something very specific that had a procedural element to it, which I hadn't done for a while, particularly a crime-related procedural.”

The ensemble includes Courtney B. Vance as Lois' husband Marshall, Lesley Manville as the terrible nurse Redd, who looks after him in a nursing home, Raven Goodwin as Lois and Marshall's daughter Merritt, who suffers from an eating addiction, and Travis Kelce, his Role has not yet been announced.

Murphy said he likes that he, the cast and FX have kept the project a secret.

“I feel like so often in today's television and entertainment landscape, you're told everything about what you're watching three, four months in advance, and then when you watch it, you know everything,” he said.

“So I really kept it under wraps. We didn't share the scripts. There are tons of twists and turns every week. That was important to me – letting people experience the story as it unfolds.”

Murphy said Kelce's surprise casting came about because he and the professional football player were mutual fans.

“He said he was interested in pursuing acting. We just talked about it and about his future and his interest and what he wanted to do during football season, after football season, and I just gave him some, I guess, fatherly advice,” Murphy said.

“I always have a motto in my world that is: 'A star is a star is a star.' It doesn’t matter what field you are a star in,” he added. “If you have that charisma, you will bring it to everything you do. So it was a very nice meeting and it ended with me saying, 'Okay, well, I'll keep an eye on you and maybe we will too.' Come up with something.'”

But, Murphy said, Kelce has three months off and wants to start his acting career immediately.

“We have just started pre-production Grotesque, and I said, “Well, I have this one part and if you're interested I'll write it and cut it specifically for you,” and he said, “I'd like that,” Murphy added. “So, we were on our way to the races.”

Kelce – who is pop star Taylor Swift's boyfriend in real life – worked with and appeared with an acting coach grotesque Set knows all his lines of dialogue by heart.

“He knew everyone’s lines. He was so professional. He was so dedicated. He kept telling me, 'I'm really coachable – coach me, coach me.' So I did it,” Murphy said.

“In the end he was a real looker and I would love to continue working with him on this and other things. I can't say enough about him as a leader. He's just the nicest, sweetest (person). Everything you think about him is true.” “