Another true crime series about the of Lyle and Erik Menendez will be dropping next month. The upcoming show is a dramatization of the real-life story of infamous murderers Lyle and Erik Menendez. Actors Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch will portray Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez respectively.
The two siblings are typically referred to as the 'Menendez brothers,' which began at the time of their real-life criminal trials between 1994 and 1996. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will take a look at the events of August 20, 1989, and the lead up to the of Kitty and Jose. The couple were shot multiple times and killed by their sons, who were 18 and 21 at the time.
Netflix's latest upcoming true crime drama, is being masterminded by the show-runners of the hit 2022 Jeffrey Dahmer series. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is going to premiere late next month on September 19. The Menedez brothers are notoriously known for killing their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.
In 1989, police found their wealthy parents dead in their home in Beverly Hills, California. Jose was shot at close range with a shotgun six times, and Kitty was also shot, but ten times. When authorities arrived on the scene, both Lyle and Erik were present.
At the time the Menendez brothers told the responding police officers that the slaying of their parents happened when they were at a movie and festival. Eventually, they ended up owning up to the murders. Lyle and Erik allege.