The producer's new initiative, Half, which he has set up with partners at his company Ryan Murphy Productions, will make sure at least 50 per cent of the directors on his shows, including "Scream Queens", "American Crime Story" and "American Horror Story", will either be women or minorities by the end of 2016, said the Hollywood Reporter.
"I personally can do better," he said in an interview in which he reveals plans to help make Hollywood more inclusive.
Murphy, 50, also plans to begin visiting college campuses around the US to recruit students for mentoring programmes and internships in Hollywood.