Following the massive success of “Dahmer”the true crime anthology series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan returns to Netflix with Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendezwhich tells the real-life case of the brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.
While prosecutors claimed they were seeking to inherit the family fortune, the brothers claimed – and continue to maintain to this day, while serving life sentences without the possibility of parole – that their actions were the result of fear brought on by a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.
What is Monsters about: The story of Lyle and Erik Menendez?
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story delves into the landmark case that shocked the world, paved the way for the public’s current fascination with true crime, and in turn asks that audience: Who are the real monsters?
Main cast: Javier Bardem (Jose Menendez), Chloe Sevigny (Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez), Cooper Koch (Erik Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne), Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson)
Additional Cast: Leslie Grossman (Judalon Smyth), Dallas Roberts (Dr. Jerome Oziel), Paul Adelstein (David Conn), Jason Butler Harner (Det. Les Zoeller), Enrique Murciano (Carlos Baralt), Michael Gladis (Tim Rutten), Drew Powell (Det. Tom Linehan), Charlie Hall (Craig Cignarelli), Gil Ozeri (Dr. William Vicary), Jeff Perry (Peter Hoffman), Tessa Auberjonois (Dr. Laurel Oziel), Tanner Stine (Perry Berman), Larry Clarke (Brian Andersen), Jade Pettyjohn (Jamie Pisarcik), Marlene Forte (Marta Cano)
Executive Produced: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, David McMillan, Louise Shore, Carl Franklin, Javier Bardem
Director: Ian Brennan, Max Winkler, Paris Barclay, Michael Uppendahl, Carl Franklin
Screenplay: Ryan Murphy, David McMillan, Todd Kubrak, Ian Brennan, Reilly Smith
Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez arrives on Netflix on September 19.
Source: Ambito
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