Like her big sister Dahmerthe series Monstersbased on the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, will go down in history. While it raises a lot of questions among Netflix subscribers, fiction inspired by real events is also the source of controversy. Many viewers are wondering why Ryan Murphy, the creator, did not meet with Lyle and Erik Menendez before writing the script for season 2 of Monsters. Near Varietyhe revealed the reasons.
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Ryan Murphy didn’t see the point in meeting the Menendez brothers before creating Monsters
The showrunner does not beat around the bush and responds honestly to our colleagues at Variety : “I don’t want to talk to them“. Nevertheless, he appreciates the initiative of Cooper Koch, the interpreter of Erik, and Kim Kardashian, who went to meet the Menendez brothers. “I believe in prison reform and everything it does“, he adds.
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Although he has of course watched their trial over and over again, he has also wanted to give the point of view of various protagonists of the storysuch as the parents, the shrink, the shrink’s mistress, that of the journalist Dominick Dunne… This is also one of the reasons why he did not see the point of discussing with the Menendez brothers: “I don’t know what I could tell them. What would I ask them? I know their point of view. I believe in justice, but I don’t want to be part of the machine. It’s not my job. My job is that of a storyteller. I feel like I’ve fulfilled the contract“.
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“Monsters is the best thing to happen to the Menendez brothers in 30 years“
Although Ryan Murphy has drawn the wrath of Erik Menendez and the rest of his family, who accuse him of telling numerous lies in season 2 of Monstersthe showrunner believes that “the series is the best thing to happen to the Menendez brothers in 30 years“. Thanks to its broadcast on Netflix, “millions of people around the world are talking about them. A documentary about them will be released on Netflix. The series allows people to debate: should they get a new trial? Should they be released from prison? What is happening in our society? Should people be locked up for life? Is there no chance of rehabilitation?“, he explains.
Erik and Lyle Menendez hope their case will be studied again by the Los Angeles Court, after the revelation in 2023 of two new elements. The release of Monsters could indeed be beneficial to them.
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