Murder Comes Home In The New Teaser For Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
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Netflix just dropped a teaser for its new true-crime anthology series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
A few days after unveiling the intense launch trailer, Netflix revealed the first teaser for its highly anticipated true-crime anthology series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. Following the massive success of DAHMER, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan return to reveal the depravity of José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez’s murders. The couple was brutally murdered by their sons, who are both serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. But what drove the duo to murder their parents? Was it an act of self-preservation, as the duo claims? Or is the truth something far more sinister? This series will reveal all for the very first time.
Hit play on the teaser below for your first taste of this gripping, thought-provoking true crime series.
SYNOPSIS
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 – 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?
THE CAST
Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny star as parents Jose and Kitty Menendez, with newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch portraying brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez. Nathan Lane plays investigative journalist Dominick Dunne, who covered the trials for Vanity Fair. Ari Graynor plays Leslie Abramson, one of the most prominent Los Angeles defense attorneys in the ’80s and ’90s who becomes lead counsel for Erik Menendez.
Leslie Grossman (American Horror Story) plays Judalon Smyth, a former patient and mistress of Erik Menendez’s therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel, who found herself entangled in the Menendez case. And who ultimately played a crucial cruciale in Lyle and Erik’s arrests. Dallas Roberts plays Dr. Jerome Oziel, the self-protective and not-entirely-by-the-book therapist who Erik Menendez sees after the murder of his parents. Jason Butler Harner plays Les Zoeller, the Beverly Hills PD detective in charge of the Menendez murder case. A to-the-point, logical man in search of the truth.
OTHER SUPPORTING CAST
Enrique Murciano plays Carlos Baralt, an Americanized Cuban immigrant, professor, and lawyer. He’s the uncle of Lyle and Erik, brother-in-law to Jose Menendez, and the executor of the Menendez will. Michael Gladis plays Tim Rutten. Drew Powell plays Detective Tom Linehan. Charlie Hall plays Craig Cignarelli. Gil Ozeri plays Dr William Vicary. Jeff Perry plays Peter Hoffman. Tessa Auberjonois plays Dr. Laurel Oziel. Tanner Stine plays Perry Berman. Larry Clarke plays Brian Andersen. Jade Pettyjohn plays Jamie Pisarcik, and Marlene Forte plays Marta Cano.
RELEASE
Adding “Dahmer” to the Netflix watchlist was one of the fastest decisions I’ve ever made. It was a jaw-dropping essential television series, and the idea of another gripping true-crime thriller is fascinating. Especially when it pertains to the acts of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan have shown an extraordinary talent for depicting crime in its most authentic form. If they bring the same winning formula they used in “Dahmer” to their new project, our autumn nights will be filled with spine-chilling storytelling. The experience might be discomforting, but the content promises to be nothing short of unflinchingly powerful.
Mark the date in your diary because Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is streaming on Netflix on September 19th.
Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
If he’s not catching a movie at the cinema, you can bet he’s streaming something just as awesome!
