The series is the second season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's true crime anthology series. The streamer has also released a 48-second teaser, which opens with the words "On August 20, 1989 Lyle and Erik Menendez Murdered Their Parents." As they open the door, a lone gunshot rings out.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story follows the case of real-life brothers convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez.
According to the official synopsis: "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 – that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and 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?"
Nicholas Alexander Chavez stars as Lyle Menendez and Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez, along with Javier Bardem (José Menendez), Chloë Sevigny (Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne) and Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson).
The cast also includes 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 Perron (Peter Hoffman) and Tessa Auberjonois (Dr. Laurel Oziel). ), Tanner Stine (Perry Berman), Larry Clarke (Brian Andersen), Jade Pettyjohn (Jamie Pisarcik) and Marlene Forte (Marta Cano).
Murphy and Brennan produce alongside Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, David McMillan, Louise Shore, Carl Franklin and Javier Bardem.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is available to stream on Netflix from September 19th. Watch the teaser below.