The first season focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and turned out to be a huge hit for the streaming platform.
Javier Bardem and Chloe Sevigny have joined the second season of “Monster” in Netflix, as revealed by the Variety portal. Both join those previously announced Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez in the next season of the anthology series, which will focus on the Menéndez brothers. The season is officially titled “Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez” and is scheduled to debut later in 2024.
What the new season of Monster is about
Erik (Koch) and Lyle Menéndez (Chávez) were convicted of the murders of their parents, José (Bardem) and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez (Sevigny), in 1996. Authorities argued that the brothers committed the murders to inherit the fortune his father’s. while the brothers maintained that they killed their parents after years of physical and mental abuse.
“Monster” was co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Both serve as executive producers along with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore and Carl Franklin. The first season focused on the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. It turned out to be a huge success for Netflix, ranking as one of the most watched English-language series of all time. Netflix later renewed it for two more seasons as an anthology series.
The role reunites Sevigny and Murphy, who have collaborated on multiple projects in the past. She appeared on several seasons of “American Horror Story” and also stars in the upcoming second season of “Feud” on FX.
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