Travis Kelce has officially traded his cleats for… creepiness? Yes, you read that right. The NFL superstar, usually known for throwing touchdowns, is now throwing us straight into nightmares with his acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s new series Grotesquerie.
On Wednesday (a day that will live in spooky infamy), the trailer dropped, unleashing an avalanche of “nope!” moments and setting the stage for a horror show that’ll make your grandma’s knitting club scream louder than the halftime show at the Super Bowl.
“There is no future after this,” Travis’s character ominously declares in the trailer, while terrifying images flash on screen—basically confirming that yes, this series will be the reason your lights stay on all night. Forget touchdowns, Kelce’s now delivering chill-inducing one-liners. If you’re scared of clowns, monsters, or the mystery of why socks keep disappearing in the dryer, brace yourself—this show has it all.
Joining Travis in this delightful descent into madness is the ever-iconic Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance (aka the dude who always makes serious stuff look cool), Lesley Manville, Micaela Diamond, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, and Raven Goodwin. Together, they form a ragtag group that’ll probably make you scream and then cry for your mom.
The plot? Oh, it’s a real doozy. A string of crimes—heinous enough to make your true-crime podcast playlist blush—have shaken a tiny town that honestly should’ve just stayed off the grid. Detective Lois Tryon (played by Nash-Betts) takes the lead, but there’s a catch: these crimes seem a little too personal, like a criminal mastermind is not only stalking her but also sliding into her DMs with cryptic messages.
With no suspects and a creeping sense of dread (cue dramatic zoom-in), Detective Tryon teams up with Sister Megan, a nun who probably knows more about solving crimes than anyone at your local police precinct. Together, they unravel a mystery that only leaves them tangled in more mystery—sort of like trying to untangle Christmas lights in October.
Will they solve the case? Will Travis Kelce throw a game-winning pass to… justice? Who knows! But we do know that Grotesquerie is coming to FX on September 25 at 10pm ET/PT, and it’s going to be one heck of a spooky ride.
