“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” will debut on Netflix on Sept. 19.
Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan as a follow-up to “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Season 2 of the true crime anthology series will follow the 1996 conviction of the Menendez brothers for the murders of their parents. Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch lead the series as Lyle and Erik Menendez, while José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez will be played by Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny.
The cast also includes Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne, Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson, Leslie Grossman as Judalon Smyth, Dallas Roberts as Dr. Jerome Oziel, Paul Adelstein as David Conn, Jason Butler Harner as detective Les Zoeller, Enrique Murciano as Carlos Baralt, Michael Gladis as Tim Rutten, Drew Powell as detective Tom Linehan, Charlie Hall as Craig Cignarelli, Gil Ozeri as Dr. William Vicary, Jeff Perry as Peter Hoffman, Tessa Auberjonois as Dr. Laurel Oziel, Tanner Stine as Perry Berman, Larry Clarke as Brian Andersen, Jade Pettyjohn as Jamie Pisarcik and Marlene Forte as Marta Cano.
In the real-life court case, despite the prosecution’s argument that Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents to inherit their family estate, the brothers claimed that they acted out of fear after years of being physically, emotionally and sexually abused. They maintain their claims today while serving life sentences without parole.
Murphy and Brennan executive produce “Monsters” along with Bardem, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, David McMillan, Louise Shore and Carl Franklin. Episodic directors include Brennan, Franklin, Max Winkler, Paris Barclay and Michael Uppendahl, while writers include Murphy, Brennan, David McMillan, Todd Kubrak and Reilly Smith.
Watch the teaser trailer below.
From Variety US