Full Trailer for ‘Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story’ Crime Series
by Alex Billington
September 4, 2024
Source: YouTube
“We’re gonna demand more out of life.” By killing our parents! Netflix has revealed the full official trailer for true crime streaming series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, from Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan. Arriving to watch in just a few weeks. From the makers of Dahmer comes a fictional version of their story, not a doc series, a bright & colorful thriller based on true crime examining what might’ve been the actual story. Two wealthy brothers stand trial for killing their parents, claiming self-defense after years of abuse, while prosecutors allege greed as the motive. The chilling story follows Lyle & Erik Menendez, two brothers who fatally shot their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. At the trials, the brothers cited years of abuse as the reason for murdering their parents. However, prosecutors argued their motive was to get their hands on the family fortune. Javier Bardem & Chloë Sevigny star as their parents Jose & Kitty Menendez, with newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez & Cooper Koch portraying brothers Lyle & Erik. Nathan Lane also plays the journalist Dominick Dunne. Worth a look if you’re into true crime.
Main official trailer for Netflix’s series Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story, from YouTube:
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Following the massive success of Dahmer, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series returns with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, chronicling the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed – and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole – their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, sexual abuse at the hands of their parents. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters? Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story is a true crime series created by TV creators / writers Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. With writing by Ryan Murphy, David McMillan, Todd Kubrak, Ian Brennan, and Reilly Smith. And episodes directed by Ian Brennan, Max Winkler, Paris Barclay, Michael Uppendahl, & Carl Franklin. Executive produced by Murphy, Brennan, Eric Kovtun, Alexis Martin Woodall, Scott Robertson, David McMillan, Louise Shore, Carl Franklin, Javier Bardem. Netflix will debut Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story streaming on Netflix starting September 19th, 2024 this fall.