Netflix is following up 2022’s popular but controversial limited series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story with a story about another infamous 1990s crime. In Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Dahmer creator Ryan Murphy explores the case of the Beverly Hills brothers convicted of murdering their wealthy parents. The streamer has released a first-look teaser for the new series, which stars Chloë Sevigny and Javier Bardem.
It releases on Netflix on September 19. ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ was one of Netflix’s biggest hits Despite its grim subject matter, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was a massive hit for Netflix when it was released in September 2022. The 10-episode series racked up 1 billion viewing hours in the first 60 days after its release.
It’s one of just a handful of shows on the streaming service to achieve such a milestone. Netflix quickly ordered two more installments of the anthology series, hoping to replicate the original show’s success. But will lightning strike twice? The streaming service is betting people will be just as fascinated with the story of the Menendez brothers as they were with Dahmer.
The siblings’ high-profile 1993 trial generated tabloid headlines and was one of the first covered extensively by Court TV. In addition to Sevigny and Bardem, the new, 10-episode series stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle and and Cooper Koch. Nathan Lane plays Vanity Fair journalist Dominick Dunne, Ari Graynor port.