Ryan Murphyhas a brutal new story in mind for hisMonsterseries on Netflix.
The second installment of the hit drama series will follow the real-life story of theMenéndez brothers, Netflix announced on Monday. The official title of the show isMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The second season will premiere sometime in 2024.
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The Menéndez trial remains one of Beverly Hills most infamous crimes.Monsterwon’t be the only Menéndez series coming to Netflix, either. The streamer also announced that they’ve been given “exclusive access” to the incarcerated brothers for “a forthcoming documentary feature,” unrelated toMonsters.
The Menéndez series followsDahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which premiered on the streamer in 2022. The Dahmer-centric series starredAmerican Horror StoryalumEvan Petersas the serial killer.
Dahmerbecameone of Netflix’s most-streamed series ever— with 1 billion hours watched in only 60 days. Peters took home anoutstanding actor Golden Globeaward for his performance in the dark drama.
However praised the series has become, some viewers took issue with the revival of one of America’s darkest stories. Some slammed director Murphy and Netflix for continuing with the story despite some backlash from the families of Dahmer’s victims. Murphy later statedhe’d reached outto living victims of Dahmer and received no response.
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Murphy’sMonsterseries has been renewed for a third season already, though no further details about have been revealed.
source: people.com
