Netflix has revealed the trailer for Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendezthe next installment of Ryan Murphy's true crime anthology series.
The series, scheduled to premiere on September 19, 2024, will tell the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents.
Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez were shot to death in their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, 1989. Lyle and Erik were not initially suspects in the murders, but police began investigating the brothers’ involvement due to their extravagant spending after the murders.
Erik eventually made a confession to his psychologist Jerome Oziel, who in turn told his lover Judalon Smyth. The brother said they committed the murders out of fear after a lifetime of abuse at the hands of their parents, particularly sexual abuse by their father.
The Menendez brothers were tried separately in a first trial that caused a national sensation and was broadcast on Court TV. After two juries failed to reach a consensus, they were tried again and both were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez It stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch as Lyle and Erik, alongside Javier Bardem as their father, José, and Chloë Sevigny as their mother, Kitty. The cast also includes Nathan Lane as investigative journalist Dominick Dunne and Ari Graynor as criminal defense attorney Leslie Abramson.
Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez follows Murphy's previous true crime anthology series for Netflix, DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
Editor's note: This post has been updated with the full trailer.
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