Netflix has finally announced the release date for Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez starring Javier Bardem in his first collaboration with Ryan Murphy.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, also called Monsters Season 2, is a sequel to 2022’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which starred Evan Peters as the titular serial killer. This time dramatizing another true-crime story, the second installment will explore the case of real-life brothers who were convicted of the murder of their parents.
The series will hit the streamer on Thursday, September 19 at 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT.
The second season of Monsters aims to make audiences ask themselves, “Who are the real monsters?” According to the official synopsis, the series will chronicle the case of Lyle and Erik, “who were convicted in 1996 of the murders of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez. While the prosecution argued that they were seeking to inherit the family fortune, the brothers claimed — and remain steadfast to this day as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole — that their actions were driven by fear of a life of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.”
Who stars in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story?
Bardem stars José Menéndez, with Chloë Sevigny as Kitty Menéndez. Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch play Lyle and Eric, the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996.
The rest of the cast includes Nathan Lane, Ari Graynor, Leslie Grossman, Dallas Roberts, Paul Adelstein, Jason Butler Harner, Enrique Murciano, Michael Gladis, Drew Powell, Charlie Hall, Gil Ozeri, Jeff Perry, Tessa Auberjonois, Tanner Stine, Larry Clarke, Jade Pettyjohn and Marlene Forte.
The show is directed by Ian Brennan, Max Winkler, Paris Barclay, Michael Uppendahl and Carl Franklin, with Murphy, David McMillan, Todd Kubrak, Ian Brennan and Reilly Smith serving as writers. In addition to starring in the series, Bardem also serves as executive producer alongside Murphy, Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, McMillan, Louise Shore and Franklin.
Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez arrives on Netflix on September 19.