Fresh off her role as Harley Quinn in Joker: Folie a Deux, it has been confirmed that Lady Gaga will be in the second season of the hit Netflix show on Wednesday. While full details of who she will be playing and how significant her role remain under wraps, there’s already excitement about what the singer can bring to the show.

Lady Gaga is notorious for creating larger-than-life characters and putting on a show with her music videos and live performances, and she’s taken that not the world of acting as well. However, there will no doubt be some fans of the Addams Family-inspired show who are questioning bringing someone who is typically seen as a singer into the show. Any Wednesday fan must check out American Horror Story: Hotel.

What Role Does Lady Gaga Play In American Horror Story: Hotel

Lady Gaga joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology series for the fifth season. The series is loosely based on the Cecil Hotel’s tragedies and deaths. With an all-star cast featuring Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Denis O’Hare, and many others, Gaga stood out and caught people’s attention.

In keeping with the entire American Horror Story franchise, this season is dark and features plenty of scary moments, particularly from Lady Gaga herself. She takes on the role of The Countess, the hotel manager, and secretly a bloodsucking vampire who is equally obsessed with high-end fashion and lovemaking. It’s a unique character and one that’s filled with a huge personality that gave Lady Gaga a lot to dive into from an acting perspective.

She holds nothing back throughout the role, either, blending her ability to be seductive and charming with her downright terrifying and evil persona. Lady Gaga has a firm grip on the hotel and every guest who steps foot inside of it, and that leads to danger for all those who think they’re just staying the night, as there is far more than meets the eye.

Her Performance Was Award Worthy

Being in American Horror Story: Hotel was Lady Gaga’s first experience with television, but it gained her plenty of attention. Murphy brought her back for the sixth season, known as American Horror Story: Roanoke, proving that she did enough to cement herself another role in the anthology series. Her next character was completely different, but she demonstrated her ability to adapt and bring a unique persona to life.

However, her original role in the series remains one of her best acting performances, so Wednesday fans should view it. She won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie, becoming only the second main actress from the series to win it behind Jessica Lange. It highlights just how talented an actress she is. Lady Gaga was nominated for awards but was a winner in her first outing as a television actress, proving that hiring her wasn’t a massive gamble from Netflix.

Her work in American Horror Story impressed enough to land her significant movie roles afterward, most notably in the musical film A Star Is Born. She’s refined her acting skills ever since while balancing her music career, and her next venture will see her embark on the world of the Addams Family in the hit Netflix show. It’s a series that has broken records and enjoyed great success with its first season; therefore, adding a significant name like Lady Gaga will only help.

It Showcases Her Acting Skills

People best know Lady Gaga for her incredible music career, which has enjoyed staggering success, but that can lead to preconceptions about her acting. There have been many examples of celebrities from other fields stepping into the world of acting and struggling but landing big parts because of their name value, and that makes people skeptical. Any fan of the Wednesday series who hasn’t seen her act before should check out the Hotel season of American Horror Story.

Even though she’s part of an ensemble cast, Lady Gaga has a significant role, and she can sink her teeth into it and showcase what she’s capable of. While American Horror Story leans far more into horror than Wednesday does, both shows have dark tones and characters that would be seen as unusual in traditional television shows. That’s why her experience in the popular anthology series is the most useful for Wednesday fans to watch, as it will give people an idea of what she could bring to her new role.

Of course, Lady Gaga will be taking on a completely different character in Wednesday that will allow her to continue developing her acting career. But fans of the hit show should be excited by her casting, with Lady Gaga’s work in American Horror Story only serving to prove how talented she is and how darker characters are something she can perform excellently.