The Menendez Brothers are back in the pop culture spotlight.
Netflix revealed the first look at Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyshowcasing newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) and Cooper Koch (They/Them) as Lyle and Erik, respectively, as well as Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny as the parents these two boys were convicted of killing, José and Mary Louise “Kitty.”
The key cast in character arrive as part of a new teaser and first-look imagery, one week after the announcement that all episodes will launch on Netflix this Sep. 19.
The first look arrives in the form of a Menendez family photo shoot, where the smiles for the camera quickly dull to reveal the real tragedies underneath.
“I need to know what’s going on with you and the boys,” Sevigny’s Kitty asks Bardem’s Jose. “I need to know. I don’t want there to be anymore lies between us. I won’t tell anyone.”
Following the success of DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storywhich saw American Horror Story regular Evan Peters playing serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer opposite Niecy Nash-Betts as Glenda Cleveland, Netflix leaned into the anthology format and Monster became Monsters for season 2, from creators and executive producers Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.
The real Lyle and Erik were convicted of the murders of their parents in 1996 and are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. The prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, but the brothers claimed they committed these acts after a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse inflicted by their parents. Monsters season 2 will dive into the historic case.
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The stacked cast, including some Murphy regulars, features 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 Det. Les Zoeller, Enrique Murciano as Carlos Baralt, Michael Gladis as Tim Rutten, Drew Powell as Det. 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.
Murphy and Brennan serve as writers on the season with David McMillan, Todd Kubrak, and Reilly Smith. Brennan also directs episodes with Max Winkler, Paris Barclay, Michael Uppendahl, and Carl Franklin.
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The Dahmer season received a lot of awards attention, including an Emmy win for Nash-Betts’ performance, a nomination for Peters, and a nomination for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Can lightning strike twice?
See the first look at the stars in character above.
