Netflix's new true crime drama from makers of Dahmer gets release date
Netflix’s next season of anthology true crime series Monster has confirmed a release date.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story focuses on the titular siblings, who were found guilty in 1996 for the murder of their parents, José and Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menéndez.
The streamer has now confirmed that the season will premiere on the platform in just under one month’s time on September 19.
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The announcement has also come with a teaser trailer, which shows the two brothers entering their Beverly Hills mansions armed with shotguns, before we hear shots echo round.
The season is set to star Power Book II: Ghost’s Cooper Koch as Erik and General Hospital's Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle, while Oscar-winner Javier Bardem will portray José and American Horror Story's Chloë Sevigny will play Kitty.
The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story follows on from creator Ryan Murphy’s first season Dahmer, which focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
While it proved to be a ratings success, the show drew controversy, with families of Dahmer’s victims speaking out against the show.
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Among them was Eric Perry, the cousin of victim Errol Lindsey, who wrote on X (formerly Twitter): "I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true-crime media is huge, but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family [the Isbells] are pissed about this show. It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?"
Another controversy was the fact that the show was labelled under the LGBTQ tag on Netflix, which Murphy previously responded to.
"I think that it got the tag, one, because of my involvement," he told Variety. "I’m a gay man, so most of my stories deal with some sort of LGBTQ thing and I do that selfishly. When I was growing up, I had nothing [to look to]. My mission statement has been to talk about those stories and those characters and unearth buried history."
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will stream on Netflix from September 19.
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