‘Monsters,’ the Menendez season, drops first have a look at the brothers

The Menendez Brothers are again within the popular culture highlight.

Netflix revealed the primary have a look at Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, showcasing newcomers Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Basic Hospital) and Cooper Koch (They/Them) as Lyle and Erik, respectively, in addition to Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny as the dad and mom these two boys have been convicted of killing, José and Mary Louise “Kitty.”

The important thing forged in character arrive as a part of a brand new teaser and first-look imagery, one week after the announcement that each one episodes will launch on Netflix this Sep. 19.

The primary look arrives within the type of a Menendez household picture shoot, the place the grins for the digital camera shortly boring to disclose the actual tragedies beneath.

“I have to know what is going on on with you and the boys,” Sevigny’s Kitty asks Bardem’s Jose. “I have to know. I do not need there to be anymore lies between us. I will not inform anybody.”

Following the success of DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which noticed American Horror Story common Evan Peters enjoying serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer reverse Niecy Nash-Betts as Glenda Cleveland, Netflix leaned into the anthology format and Monster grew to become Monsters for season 2, from creators and govt producers Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.

The actual Lyle and Erik have been convicted of the murders of their dad and mom in 1996 and are presently serving life sentences with out the potential for parole. The prosecution argued they have been in search of to inherit their household fortune, however the brothers claimed they dedicated these acts after a lifetime of bodily, emotional, and sexual abuse inflicted by their dad and mom. Monsters season 2 will dive into the historic case.

The stacked forged, together with some Murphy regulars, options Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne, Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson, Leslie Grossman as Judalon Smyth, Dallas Roberts as Dr. Jerome Oziel, Paul Adelstein as David Conn, Jason Butler Harner as Det. Les Zoeller, Enrique Murciano as Carlos Baralt, Michael Gladis as Tim Rutten, Drew Powell as Det. Tom Linehan, Charlie Corridor as Craig Cignarelli, Gil Ozeri as Dr. William Vicary, Jeff Perry as Peter Hoffman, Tessa Auberjonois as Dr. Laurel Oziel, Tanner Stine as Perry Berman, Larry Clarke as Brian Andersen, Jade Pettyjohn as Jamie Pisarcik, and Marlene Forte as Marta Cano.

Murphy and Brennan function writers on the season with David McMillan, Todd Kubrak, and Reilly Smith. Brennan additionally directs episodes with Max Winkler, Paris Barclay, Michael Uppendahl, and Carl Franklin.

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The Dahmer season acquired plenty of awards consideration, together with an Emmy win for Nash-Betts’ efficiency, a nomination for Peters, and a nomination for Excellent Restricted or Anthology Sequence. Can lightning strike twice?

See the primary have a look at the celebs in character above.