"Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez" tells the trial and aftermath of two brothers who murdered their parents in 1989. A lot has changed since then.
Lyle and Erik Menendez, 21 and 18 years old, respectively, shot and killed their parents in their Beverly Hills home on August 20, 1989. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996.
After two highly publicized trials, the first of which was broadcast on the then-newly formed Court Television, 35 years after the incident,
Public opinion is increasingly divided over whether the brothers were truly the ruthless opportunists that prosecutors described them to be.
Now, Ryan Murphy — who has long been adept at writing stories that intersect at the intersection of true crime, celebrity, and the media — is here.
is back with a new scripted version of her story, premiering Thursday on Netflix.
The series, titled "Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez," stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Coach as Lyle and Erik.
Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny star as parents José and Kitty Menéndez in the second installment of the monster anthology created by Murphy with Ian Brennan.
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