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Welcome to Briarcliff

episode of American Horror Story (S2 E1)
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Summary

Welcome to Briarcliff is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Welcome to Briarcliff's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff was directed by Bradley Buecker[4].
  • Tim Minear wrote the screenplay for Welcome to Briarcliff[5].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff followed Afterbirth[6].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff was followed by Tricks and Treats[7].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's part of the series is recorded as American Horror Story[8].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's depicts is recorded as alien abduction[9].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's depicts is recorded as extraterrestrial life[10].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's depicts is recorded as anti-gravity[11].
  • The original language of Welcome to Briarcliff was English[12].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff was released on October 17, 2012[14].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's title is recorded as Welcome to Briarcliff[15].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's production code is recorded as 2ATS01[16].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's season is recorded as American Horror Story: Asylum[17].
  • Welcome to Briarcliff's set in environment is recorded as psychiatric hospital[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Welcome to Briarcliff was directed by Bradley Buecker[4]. Tim Minear wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

Welcome to Briarcliff was released on October 17, 2012[14]. The original language of it was English[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as American Horror Story[8].

Subject and Themes

Welcome to Briarcliff's part of the series is recorded as American Horror Story[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Welcome to Briarcliff followed Afterbirth[6]. It was followed by Tricks and Treats[7].

Why It Matters

Welcome to Briarcliff ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (219 views/month).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imdb id → tt2106795
    Tmdb episode id → 64162
    Tv maze episode id → 1579
    Depicts → alien abduction, extraterrestrial life, anti-gravity
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze episode id: 1579, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270928|batch #270928]]"
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