Ryan Murphy ‘s Monsters received backlash for a multitude of inaccuracies about Lyle Menéndez and Erik Menéndez ‘s murder case — but what did the show actually get right? Season 2 of the hit Netflix series, which was released on September 19, featured a star-studded cast including Nicholas Chavez, Cooper Koch, Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny, Nathan Lane, Ari Graynor, Dallas Roberts and Leslie Grossman . Monsters focused on Lyle (Chavez) and Erik (Koch), who were convicted for the 1989 murders of their parents. During their high-profile trial, the brothers accused their parents, José and Kitty, of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse, which led to them killing their parents.
One day after the show started streaming, Erik slammed the production . “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant likes rampant in the show,” read a statement from Erik that was shared on Lyle’s Facebook page. “I can only believe they were done so on purpose.
It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.” Murphy, for his part, defended how Monsters offered multiple perspectives. “I think it’s interesting that he’s issued a statement without having seen the show.
It’s really, really hard — if it’s your life — to see your life up on screen,” he told .