Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story | The Final Trailer Offers A Few Answers To The Question: Guity Or Innocent?
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Monsters: The Kyle And Erik Menendez Story will launch globally on Netflix on September 19th. Watch the Final trailer here.
Monsters: The Kyle And Erik Menendez Story will make you ask: Guity Or Innocent?
Do you think you know everything there is to know about the case of Kyle And Erik Menendez? Think again. After the simply brilliant Dahmer, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan have now turned their attention to the infamous Menendez brothers. The pair were convicted of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez in 1996 after the double murders they committed in 1989. Both brothers were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. To this day, people claim there were extenuating circumstances behind the killings. So, who is telling the truth? The Final trailer for Monsters: The Kyle And Erik Menendez Story has been released.
THE DETAILS
DAHMER was just the beginning. In the second instalment of the Monster anthology series, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan tackle another high-profile case that captivated the nation in the ’90s. Coming to Netflix on Sept. 19, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents on Aug. 20, 1989. And the events surrounding the brutal slayings. (Both were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.)
Created by Murphy and Brennan, the first iteration of Monster, DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, premiered in 2022. And chronicled Jeffrey Dahmer’s (Evan Peters) gruesome murders between 1978 and 1991. DAHMER was a record-breaking success on Netflix, reaching 1 billion view hours in its first 60 days. The 10-episode series is only one of four series, including Stranger Things and Squid Game, to achieve such a milestone. Hot off the first iteration’s success, Monster was picked up for two additional instalments of following notorious figures who left their mark on society.
PREMISE
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 defence 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 key role 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 murders 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.
Alexis Martin Woodall (DAHMER, American Horror Story, Feud). Eric Kovtun (DAHMER, The Watcher, Ratched). David McMillan (DAHMER). Louise Shore (Lessons in Chemistry, American Crime Story). And Carl Franklin (DAHMER, Good Behavior) serve as executive producers alongside Murphy and Brennan.
KEY CREDITS
Creators & Executive Producers: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan
Executive Producers: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, David McMillan, Louise Shore, Carl Franklin, Javier Bardem
Directors: Ian Brennan, Max Winkler, Paris Barclay, Michael Uppendahl, Carl Franklin
Writers: Ryan Murphy, David McMillan, Todd Kubrak, Ian Brennan, Reilly Smith
Starring: Javier Bardem (José Menendez), Chloë Sevigny (Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez), Cooper Koch (Erik Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne), Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson)
Additional Cast: 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 Perry (Peter Hoffman), Tessa Auberjonois (Dr Laurel Oziel), Tanner Stine (Perry Berman), Larry Clarke (Brian Andersen), Jade Pettyjohn (Jamie Pisarcik), Marlene Forte (Marta Cano)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story launches globally on Netflix on September 19th.
Source: Netflix
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