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The Yolks on Them Season 16 Episode 3 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Hell’s Kitchen,” titled “The Yolks on Them,” promises to be an exciting challenge for the contestants. This episode features a unique twist as the teams race to prepare eight distinct dishes using ostrich meat. With the clock ticking, the pressure will be on as each chef showcases their creativity and skills in the kitchen.

In a fun and challenging twist, contestants will need to gather their ingredients by breaking through large ostrich eggs. This adds an extra layer of difficulty to the task, as they must not only cook with a unique protein but also navigate the messy process of cracking open the eggs to find what they need. The combination of these elements is sure to lead to some intense moments in the kitchen.

Guest judges David McMillan...

The excitement continues in Season 16 of “Hell’s Kitchen” with Episode 3, titled “The Yolks on Them.” This episode promises to be a thrilling challenge for the contestants as they dive into the unique world of ostrich meat. With the clock ticking, the teams will race against time to prepare eight distinct dishes, showcasing their culinary skills and creativity.

One of the standout features of this episode is the innovative twist of collecting ingredients. Contestants will have to break through ostrich eggs to gather what they need for their dishes. This adds a layer of fun and chaos, as the chefs must not only cook but also strategize on how to gather their ingredients efficiently.

Guest judges David McMillan and Frederic Morin will be on hand to taste the creations and provide their expert feedback. Their presence is sure to raise the stakes, as the contestants seek to impress these culinary masters.

Last year, Netflix’s true-crime limited series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” received 13 Emmy nominations and scored a major win for supporting actress Niecy Nash-Betts. That came after the victories for lead actor Evan Peters at the Golden Globes and Nash-Betts at the Critics Choice Awards. Flash-forward to 2024, and the second installment of the franchise, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” now hopes to follow in the award-winning footsteps of its predecessor.

This project tells the story of how and why Lyle Menendez (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik Menendez (Cooper Koch) killed their parents, José Menendez (Javier Bardem) and Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny), in their affluent Beverly Hills home in 1989. Other main cast members include Ari Graynor as Erik’s lawyer Leslie Abramson and Nathan Lane as journalist Dominick Dunne.

A notable highlight is Episode 5, “The Hurt Man,” which is told in a single 33-minute camera take as an...

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is asking viewers to be the jury for the Menéndez brothers. The infamous Beverly Hills siblings murdered their parents in 1989, and were convicted in 1996, but today’s more comprehensive understanding of sexual abuse has sparked renewed interest in the case.

“[The show’s] about the consequences of trauma,” Javier Bardem, who plays the father, José, told Variety at the series Los Angeles premiere on Monday. “Unless [it is] properly addressed and healed, it’s going to have a huge, horrible, dramatic effect on generations to come.”

The cast and creatives of the series described its “Rashaman” approach to the story.

“We wanted to really present a lot of different points of view, and then let the audience sort of decide what to take,” writer and producer David McMillan said. “We are talking about real people … many of them are still alive. We want to make sure that our...

Plot: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story chronicles the case of the real-life brothers convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez. 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

Review: The ever-expanding anthology series credited to super-producer Ryan Murphy continues to expand. Earlier this week, we shared our review for the newest American Story series, American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. While that series did not have Murphy directly involved as a writer or director, he does boast direct credits alongside longtime collaborator Ian Brennan on the second entry of Monster; this time focused on the tantalizing crimes of Lyle and Erik Menendez. One of several...

The ten-episode series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (read our review Here) was such a huge success for the Netflix streaming service back in 2022 that Netflix ordered two more seasons of the show from its creators, Ian Brennan and American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy. Last year, it was announced that the second season would be titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and we’re now just a couple of days away from the premiere date! Monsters is set to start streaming on September 19th… and in the build-up to the season’s premiere, Murphy has gone ahead and revealed that season 3 is going to star Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam as murderer and graverobber Ed Gein.

Variety reports that Murphy made this announcement onstage during a Monsters promotional event in Los Angeles.

Variety also reminds us that Ed Gein, who also hailed from Wisconsin like Dahmer,...

Charlie Hunnam will star in “Monster” Season 3 at Netflix as notorious serial killer Ed Gein.

Series co-creator Ryan Murphy made the announcement onstage during a promotional event in Los Angeles for “Monster” Season 2, which focuses on the Menendez brothers and the murder of their parents. The first season of the anthology series focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Gein, who also hailed from Wisconsin like Dahmer, became infamous in the 1950s when authorities discovered that he not only had killed multiple people, but had dug up graves from a cemetery near his home and fashioned all manner of household items and clothing from human remains. Gein’s case served as an inspiration for several major pop culture characters later on, including Norman Bates in “Psycho” and Buffalo Bill in “Silence of the Lambs.”

This marks the latest newly announced TV role for Hunnam. It was reported in May that he...

José and Kitty Menendez make their Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story debut in the final trailer for the Netflix anthology series, unmasking the now-deceased parents of the real-life brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez.

Following a teaser trailer that hinted at cracks in the family, and the first official trailer focusing on the Menendez brothers after their parents were killed, the new nearly three-minute look at Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s latest Monsters installment brings José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez into a dark spotlight. The 10-episode season releases Sept. 19 on Netflix.

The trailer opens with a tension-building conversation between Barden’s José and son Lyle, portrayed by Nicholas Chavez, where José compares his son to a disobeying dog. “I think that I didn’t hit you hard enough,” says José, before slapping his son across the face. “So as a father, that is my fault. And I’m sorry.

Netflix has released the official trailer for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which will be available on the streaming service on September 19, 2024, at midnight Pt.

Following the massive success of Dahmer, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series returns on Netflix with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

The new series chronicles 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...

The ten-episode series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (read our review Here) was such a huge success for the Netflix streaming service back in 2022 that Netflix ordered two more seasons of the show from creators Ian Brennan and American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy. Last year, it was announced that the second season would be titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story – and we’re now just a few weeks away from the premiere date! Monsters is set to start streaming on September 19th, and today, a trailer has arrived online. The trailer can be seen in the embed above, depicting the brothers’ warped mentality as they celebrate their cold-blooded crime.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will chronicle 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...

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is ready to dive into the trial that became a sensation with its new trailer.

The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan follows the well-known case of real-life brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. The first teaser trailer for the limited Netflix series had focused on a portrait of the “perfect” family, with cracks appearing to establish a dark tone, and hinted at the claims made by Lyle and Erik that they were subjected to years of sexual abuse at the hands of their father, José.

The first full trailer now released on Wednesday (below), dives much deeper, showing José (played by Javier Bardem) getting physical with his sons, with the preview alluding to more. The footage begins with the brothers (played by...

The first trailer for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” has arrived. Netflix released this glimpse at its upcoming original roughly two weeks ahead of the Season 2 premiere of “Monsters” on Sept. 19.

The trailer starts with the night of the murders. As Lyle (Nicholas Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch) get out of their car with shotguns in hand, Dr. Jerome Oziel (Dallas Roberts) says, “I’m going to need you to walk me through what happened.” As he talks, Lyle and Erik enter their house. Only flashes of gunfire are seen next.

“Part of this process is the two of you reconnecting, growing closer as brothers,” Dr. Oziel continues.

“Erik and I killed our parents together, so I’d say that makes us pretty close,” Lyle counters while sitting on the therapist’s couch with his brother.

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Ryan Murphy is putting Chloë Sevigny and Javier Bardem in the forefront for his latest true-crime anthology installment “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”

Murphy may no longer be under his Netflix overall deal — he’s at Disney now — but the Menendez “Monsters” will be on Netflix as the anthology series pre-dates the move. The Jeffrey Dahmer “Monster” is Netflix’s third-most-watched season of (English-language) television in its recorded history.

This second installment captures the murders of couple Mary Louise “Kitty” (Sevigny) and José Menendez (Bardem), who were killed by their sons Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch). The boys were convicted in 1996 after arguing that they killed their parents over abuse.

The official synopsis for the series reads: “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...

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Season 2 of its political thriller “The Diplomat.”

The trailer gives us our first look at Allison Janney as Vice President Grace Penn and answers one of the biggest questions fans had at the end of Season 1.

“A deadly explosion in the heart of London shatters U.S. Ambassador Kate Wyler’s world (Keri Russell). Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke and the team that split apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold: The attack that brought her to the U.K. didn’t come from a rival nation, it came from inside the British government,” reads the series’ log line.

“As Kate chases the truth, her only real ally is her almost ex-husband Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), who is very much alive and very much involved. She faces a fraught marriage, a complex dynamic with British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and...

Netflix on Tuesday dropped an unsettling new teaser trailer promoting “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – the second true-crime anthology from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan – that premieres on September 19. The nine-part limited series follows the Emmy-winning 2022 saga “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” that earned a statuette for Niecy Nash-Betts. The streamer released the nearly minute-long teaser that serves to drum up interest in a story that became the stuff of tabloid legend. Watch the new trailer above.

“Monsters” chronicles the real-life case of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who on August 20, 1989 murdered their wealthy parents Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez in the den of their Beverly Hills home. They were convicted of the ghastly crime in 1996. However, the logline for the series reads, “While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed – and remain adamant to this day, as they serve...

Following the massive success of Dahmer, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series returns on Netflix with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on September 19, 2024.

The new series chronicles 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 and paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime. In return, it asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?

The regular cast...

Chloë Sevigny and Javier Bardem are the opposite of one happy family.

The duo star as the ill-fated couple Mary Louise “Kitty” and José Menendez, who were both brutally murdered by their sons Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch). Their sons were convicted in 1996 after alleging they killed their parents over abuse. The infamous case is fictionalized in the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s “Monster” anthology series at Netflix with “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” following Emmy-winning “Dahmer — Monster.”

The official synopsis reads: “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...

Netflix has dropped the first teaser for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” which will debut on Sept. 19.

“The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is the second installment of Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology series, “Monsters,” which debuted in 2022 with the chilling story of serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, starring Evan Peters.

Season 2 will follow the 1996 conviction of the Menendez brothers for the murders of their parents. Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch lead the series as Lyle and Erik Menendez, while Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny will play José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.

The cast also includes 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 detective Les Zoeller, Enrique Murciano as Carlos Baralt, Michael Gladis as Tim Rutten, Drew Powell as detective Tom Linehan, Charlie Hall as Craig Cignarelli,...

Netflix has dropped the first look of its upcoming series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” All episodes of the drama will premiere on the streamer globally Sept. 19.

The teaser starts with a family photo of José (Javier Bardem), Kitty (Chloë Sevigny), Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch) Menendez. After the seemingly perfect portrait is taken, all of their faces fall.

“I need to know what’s going on with you and the boys,” Kitty says in a voiceover as the camera continues to click.

“What do you mean?” her husband José responds.

“I need to know. I don’t want there to be anymore lies between us,” Kitty insists. “I won’t tell anyone.”

“It is over. Stop. I’m going to fix this family,” José says. At that point, José and Kitty walk out of frame. As Lyle and Erik watch them leave,...

Thirty-five years to the day since the gruesome murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez at the hands of their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, Netflix on Tuesday officially announced that the second installment in the “Monster” anthology series, titled “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” will premiere Thursday, September 19 at 3:00 a.m. Et on the streaming service.

The series details the events leading up to and following the events of two brothers as they fatally shot their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, 1989. While both were later convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, during their trial, they cited years of abuse by their father as the reason for the murders.

“General Hospital” alum Nicholas Alexander Chavez (ex-Spencer Cassadine) stars in the series as Lyle with Cooper Koch playing Erik, and Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny playing their parents,...

Netflix announced Tuesday morning that it’s rolling out “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” – the second true-crime anthology from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan – on September 19. The nine-part limited series follows the Emmy-winning 2022 saga “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” that earned a statuette for Niecy Nash-Betts. The streamer concurrently released a 48-second teaser trailer that serves to drum up interest in a story that became the stuff of tabloid legend. Watch the trailer above.

“Monsters” chronicles the real-life case of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who on August 20, 1989 murdered their wealthy parents Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez in the den of their Beverly Hills home. They were convicted of the ghastly crime in 1996. However, the logline for the series reads, “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...

Netflix has set September 19 for the premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series.

The streamer also released a 48-second teaser trailer, which opens with the words on-screen “On August 20, 1989 Lyle and Erik Menendez Murdered Their Parents” as the two brothers drive up and walk in to the Menendez estate. As they open the door a lone gunshot is heard.

The series chronicles the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.

Per the official logline: “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...

The ten episode series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (read our review Here) was such a huge success for the Netflix streaming service back in 2022, Netflix ordered two more seasons of the show from creators Ian Brennan and American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy. Last year, it was announced that the second season will be titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story – and now we’re only one month away from the premiere date! Netflix has announced that Monsters is set to start streaming on September 19th, and along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a teaser video, which can be seen in the embed above.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will chronicle 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,...

Javier Bardem is making his Ryan Murphy debut with the highly-anticipated follow-up to “Dahmer — Monster.” Yet this time, Murphy is bringing another harrowing ’90s true crime story to the screen with the Menendez murders.

Bardem stars alongside longtime Murphy collaborator Chloë Sevigny as José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, who were both brutally murdered by their sons Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch). The duo were convicted in 1996. Their case will be the latest installment of the “Monster” anthology series at Netflix with “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”

The official synopsis reads: “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...

Two years after the release of “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan are returning to Netflix with their latest harrowing saga. “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” will premiere globally on Netflix Sept. 19.

The first teaser for the series sticks to the facts of this chilling case. Bight white text reads “On August 20, 1989 Lyla and Erik Menendez murdered their parents.” the teaser then shows the two brothers entering José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez’s Beverly Hills mansion, shotguns in tow.

No words are spoken as the brothers enter the mansion and cock their weapons. The only other sound that can be heard is the fearful panting of an unknown person. Watch the full teaser below:

Following the success of “The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Netflix expanded Murphy’s “Monster” saga into an anthology series — a common practice for the executive producer known for...

The second season of Ryan Murphy’s Monsters series has a launch date: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will release on Netflix on Sept. 19.

This next installment in Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series follows Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the miniseries about Jeffrey Dahmer, played by Evan Peters, that launched in 2022. After that series became a monster hit for the streamer, Netflix ordered two more installments and turned the series into an anthology that will tell “stories of other monstrous figures who have impacted society.”

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will follow the well-known case of real-life brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.

The synopsis reads: “While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed — and remain adamant to this day,...

Exclusive: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series for Netflix, has rounded out its cast.

Joining the latest iteration are Dallas Roberts, Jason Butler Harner and Enrique Murciano, along with 10 others. See the list below.

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.

Harner portrays Det. Les Zoeller, the Beverly Hills Pd detective in charge of the Menendez murders case, and is a to-the-point, logical man after the truth.

Murciano is Carlos Baralt, an Americanized Cuban immigrant, professor and lawyer, uncle to the Menendez Brothers and brother-in-law to Jose Menendez, and the executor of the Menendez will.

Michael Gladis plays Tim Rutten; Drew Powell portrays Det. Tom Linehan; Charlie Hall is Craig Cignarelli; Gil Ozeri plays Dr. William Vicary; Jeff Perry portrays Peter Hoffman; Tessa Auberjonois is Dr.

Exclusive: Leslie Grossman (American Horror Story) has joined Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series for Netflix.

Grossman will play Judalon Smyth, who was Dr. Jerome Oziel’s former patient and mistress who found herself entangled in the Menendez case, and who ultimately played a key role in Lyle and Erik’s arrests.

On Monsters, Graynor joins Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch, who play Lyle and Erik, respectively, as well as Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny, who portray their parents. Nathan Lane also stars as Dominick Dunne, with Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will debut in 2024.

Murphy and Brennan executive produce with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore and Carl Franklin.

It was in 1989 that Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered parents Jose and Kitty in their L.

Exclusive: Ari Graynor (Winning Time) has joined Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series for Netflix.

Graynor will play Leslie Abramson, one of the most prominent Los Angeles defense attorneys in the 1980s and 90s who became lead counsel for Erik Menendez.

On Monsters, Graynor joins Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch, who play Lyle and Erik, respectively, as well as Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny, who portray their parents. Nathan Lane also stars as Dominick Dunne.

Murphy and Brennan executive produce with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore and Carl Franklin.

It was in 1989 that Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered parents Jose and Kitty in their L.A.-area home. Although not initially looked at as prime suspects, they came under investigation in the months following and eventually confessed to parricide, at the same...

Cooper Koch, Chloe Sevigny, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, and Javier Bardem

Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) has signed on to play Jose Menendez and Oscar nominee Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry) will star as Kitty Menendez in Netflix’s next installment of Monster. The anthology series kicked off with a season focused on Jeffrey Dahmer, and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the rich brothers who were convicted of killing their parents.

Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) has come on board as Lyle Menendez and Cooper Koch (They/Them) will play Erik Menendez. The Monster anthology series was created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, with both serving as executive producers. Additional executive producers include Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore, and Carl Franklin.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story premiered in September 2022 and starred Evan Peters in the titular role. Dahmer...

The next chapter of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology series has gained some significant star power as Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny join the cast as the parents of the Menéndez Brothers, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. The upcoming season, officially titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story, focuses on the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted of the murders of their parents in 1996.

According to authorities, the brothers murdered their parents to inherit their father’s fortune. However, the brothers say they killed their parents after years of mental and physical abuse. Nicholas Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) and Copper Koch (They/Them) play Lyle Menendez and Erik Menéndez, respectively.

Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore, and Carl Franklin executive produce. The previous chapter of Murphy and Brennan’s anthology, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, reached 1 billion...

The second chapter of Ryan Murphy’s Monster anthology at Netflix, which will focus on the Menendez brothers case, has filled two key roles with big names.

Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny will play José and Kitty Menendez, the parents of Lyle and Erik. The brothers’ 1989 killing of their parents sparked a media firestorm, and Lyle and Erik were eventually convicted of murder.

The anthology series will be Bardem’s first major role in an American TV series. Sevigny has worked with Murphy several times in the past, appearing in two seasons of American Horror Story and the forthcoming Feud: Capote vs. the Swans at FX.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will track the ins and outs of the case, which became a huge story following José and Kitty’s murders at their Beverly Hills home. The brothers were tried twice, with the first trial resulting in...

Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny have joined “Monster” Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned.

The two A-listers join previously announced stars Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez in the upcoming season of the anthology series, which will focus on the Menéndez brothers. The season is officially titled “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story” and is slated to debut later in 2024.

Erik (Koch) and Lyle Menéndez (Chavez) were convicted of the murders of their parents, José (Bardem) and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez (Sevigny), in 1996. Authorities argued the brothers committed the murders to inherit their father’s fortune, while the brothers maintained that they killed their parents after years of mental and physical abuse.

“Monster” was co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Both serve as executive producers along with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, David McMillan, Louise Shore, and Carl Franklin. The first season focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny have been tapped to star opposite Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second season of the acclaimed Netflix crime anthology Monster from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.

The pair will respectively play Jose and Kitty Menendez, the Beverly Hills couple murdered by sons Lyle (Chavez) and Erik (Koch). The new season comes on the heels of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which starred Evan Peters as the notorious serial killer and quickly became one of Netflix’s most popular English-language series ever when it debuted in September 2022.

It was in 1989 that Lyle and Erik Mendendez murdered parents Jose and Kitty in their L.A.-area home. Although not initially looked at as prime suspects, they came under investigation in the months following and eventually confessed to parricide, at the same time claiming that their actions stemmed from years of physical,...

A version of this story about “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story“ first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

The Emmys won’t air for five months, but already Paris Barclay has made an impact. With his Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination for Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Barclay became the first Black director to be nominated in all three narrative directing categories: limited series for “Dahmer”; drama series for “The West Wing” in 2002 and “NYPD Blue” in both 1998 and 1999; and comedy series for “Glee” in 2010, 2013 and 2014.

“I’m very grateful, because whenever a body of your peers actually decides the work is significant enough to be nominated for an Emmy, it’s a huge deal,” said Barclay, who served as the first Black and first openly gay...

Paris Barclay made some television history this morning.

Scoring a nomination Wednesday for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the seasoned director now occupies a rarified perch.

Two-time Emmy winner Barclay is the first Black director to sweep the narrative table and be nominated in the Drama, Comedy and now Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie categories.

“I’m mostly just incredibly grateful,” said Barclay to Deadline of today’s nomination for the show’s “Silenced” episode.

Grateful to the terrific writers I’ve been fortunate to work with on Emmy episodes – David Milch, Aaron Sorkin, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, and now I can add David McMillan and Janet Mock to the list.

But I’m also grateful I’ve been able to help tell stories that really matter, that really make a difference. This episode...

The Best Limited Series/TV Movie Writing category has 111 submissions on the 2023 Emmys ballot, giving us six nominees this year. With the same number of nominees last year, they were “Dopesick” (“The People vs. Purdue Pharma” by Danny Strong), “The Dropout” (“I’m in a Hurry” by Elizabeth Meriwether), “Maid” (“Snaps” by Molly Smith Metzler), “Station Eleven” (“Unbroken Circle” by Patrick Somerville), “Impeachment: American Crime Story” (“Man Handled” by Sarah Burgess), and the winner “The White Lotus” (Mike White).

What makes last year interesting is that half of the shows in the category were not nominated for Best Limited Series, something that perhaps could repeat itself to a degree with this year’s potential nominees. Another thing of note is that almost all of the top contenders this year that had the option to submit multiple episodes only went with one, preventing any possibility of vote-splitting.

Take “Beef” for example,...

While it is easy to understand why audiences seek the thrills and chills of watching murderous characters on TV, it can be a bit harder to understand why creatives would put themselves through hell and back to deliver well-executed depravity that, at its best, morphs into something more poignant.

For Dominique Fishback, star of Prime Video’s “Swarm,” a pitch-black comedy about an obsessed music fan that leans into the “Killer” part of being a Killer Bee, the role of Dre was an opportunity to shirk expectations. “I was very used to playing characters who were considered lovable or likable or easier to put your arm around,” said the actress who, outside of her BAFTA Award-nominated supporting role in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” had been mostly cast as plucky teens. “I didn’t wanna get imprisoned by my own artistry or my own fears that I would disappoint anybody...

Evan Peters, Niecy Nash-Betts and Richard Jenkins are all likely to land Emmy nominations for their performances on Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” But if members of the TV academy go all in on the first iteration of the “Monster” anthology series from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, you shouldn’t be surprised if Rodney Burford Jr., the lead of the show’s most acclaimed episode, also winds up with a bid.

As Tony Hughes, one of the 17 men murdered by infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, Burford appears in three of the show’s 10 installments, including the standout sixth outing, “Silenced.” Directed by two-time Emmy winner Paris Barclay, and written by David McMillan and Janet Mock, this episode centers on Hughes, a deaf and gay Black man with big ambitions whose life comes to a tragic halt after he encounters and is killed by Dahmer...

Ryan Murphy dove deep into the psyche of a serial killer with his latest project, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The 10-episode series is the first installment of a pending anthology series where Murphy intends to explore different killers each season.

The first season, which focuses solely on Jeffrey Dahmer, premiered in September and stars Evan Peters as the infamous serial killer. It has largely been considered a smash, quickly becoming one of Netflix’s most-viewed series of all time. Dahmer racked up more than 1 billion hours viewed within 60 days on the platform, and the anthology has been renewed for two additional seasons.

The sixth episode of Dahmer, titled “Silenced,” is the latest installment of It Starts on the Page, Deadline’s annual series that highlights the scripts that serve as the creative backbones of the buzzy shows that will define the TV awards season. The scripts in our...

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Ryan Murphy discussed his two smash hits for Netflix in a new profile with The New York Times and addressed some of the criticism around the biggest one, Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

The limited series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer has become the biggest hit of Murphy’s prolific career, notching big streaming numbers week-to-week, including the No. 1 spot on Netflix, since its Sept. 21 release and was poised to cross 1 billion hours streamed over Halloween weekend, per Murphy. It was then threatened to be outseated by Murphy and Ian Brennan’s next limited series, The Watcher, a true-crime-inspired thriller starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, which released Oct. 13.

But Dahmer — Monster also has received backlash from the victims’ families, some of whom accused Netflix and production of never reaching out to them, and has been criticized for exploiting trauma with...

The true crime mini-series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is one of the biggest hits the Netflix streaming service has ever had, so a lot of subscribers have spent a good amount of time watching Evan Peters inhabit the role of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Peters sat in on a panel with co-stars Niecy Nash and Richard Jenkins and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story co-creator Ryan Murphy last Saturday, and during the panel it was revealed that Peters stayed in character for months while making the show.

Four months of prep and six months of shooting were required to bring Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story to the screen, and during that time Peters wore weights on his arms and lifts in his shoes to match the real Dahmer’s physicality and did extensive research to get his dialect right. Variety reports that Peters said,...

While Evan Peters is getting praised by critics and viewers (and deservedly so) for playing serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer on Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” I wanted to shine an awards spotlight on another cast member who gives the best performance of her career: Niecy Nash. The actress plays the true hero of the story, Glenda Cleveland, who is frequently ignored by the authorities when she alerts them about the frightening happenings in her neighbor’s apartment.

“Glenda was one of his victims, too, and her story has been told the least of these,” Nash declares in a Netflix interview (watch below). Glenda repeatedly complains about the foul odors coming from Dahmer’s apartment, and dials 9-1-1 multiple times after hearing screaming and drilling coming through the vent. Sadly, if the cops had listened to her from the get-go, many of Dahmer’s future victims would likely still be alive today.

Our own Alex Maidy wasn’t very impressed with Netflix’s new limited series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which he gave a 6/10 review. A relative of one of Dahmer’s victims described the show as “cruel“. But Netflix subscribers certainly were curious to check it out. Netflix has announced that Dahmer debuted at #1 on the English TV list with 196.2 million hours viewed, making it the most viewed title on the streaming service this week. The series also broke into the Top 10 in 92 countries around the world. According to Deadline, Dahmer’s “hours viewed” number makes it one of the biggest hits on Netflix – at least since the streamer started reporting those numbers in June of 2021. The only shows that have had more hours viewed when they premiered were Squid Game, All of Us Are Dead, Stranger Things season 4, and Bridgerton season 2. Personally, I think it’s a...

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Held back from critics, presumably so that co-creator Ryan Murphy could protect the viewing experience for audiences without access to Wikipedia, recent television or semi-recent history, Netflix’s Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is an infuriating hodgepodge. (That’s the last time I’m going to use that full idiotic title, one of several things Netflix brass should have had the wherewithal to prevent.)

One can appreciate the performers in Dahmer — Richard Jenkins and Niecy Nash in particular; Evan Peters despite an excess of familiarity in his turn — and respect that Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan have tangible and meaningful things to say here, while also feeling that the 10-episode series is haphazardly structured, never finds a happy medium between exploration and expectation, and probably would never have existed if adulation for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story had been more universal.

Evan Peters won the Emmy and Gold Derby Awards for his heralded performance as the endearing Detective Colin Zabel in HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” (2021). One year later, the “American Horror Story” alum is returning to the spooky genre that made him a household name by starring as the titular serial killer in Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Is Peters about to take another awards season by storm? Watch the “Monster” trailer below.

The 10-part limited series began streaming Wednesday, September 21 on Netflix from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. The five directors on the project are Carl Franklin, Clement Virgo, Jennifer Lynch, Paris Barclay and Gregg Araki. Joining Murphy and Brennan on writing duties are David McMillan, Janet Mock, Reilly Smith and Todd Kubrak.

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“Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” tells the story of the infamous...

It takes six episodes for “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” to meaningfully expand beyond the scope of either the serial killer or Evan Peters’ portrayal of him. In that episode, “Silenced,” directed by Paris Barclay and written by Janet Mock and David McMillan, the story of Dahmer victim Tony Anthony Hughes comes to the forefront. Tony (played with warm charm by “Deaf U” alum Rodney Burford) was a gregarious aspiring model with a big heart. He was Deaf, Black, gay, a great dancer. His friends and mother (a moving Karen Malina White) loved him very much. With every moment Burford gets to give Tony new life, the inevitable end of “Silenced” becomes all the more harrowing, and the cops’ inaction to find the truth all the more infuriating. But as the show’s nonsensical maze of a title suggests, this episode is an exception rather than the rule.

Netflix just released a trailer for their upcoming series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story four days ago, and now a second trailer has already arrived online! You can watch it in the embed above. The ten episode limited series will be available to watch on the Netflix streaming service as of September 21st.

American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy created Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story with Ian Brennan. They also wrote the first four episodes together. Other writers credited on the show include Janet Mock, David McMillan, Reilly Smith, and Todd Kubrak. Mock is a director on the show, as are Paris Barclay and Carl Franklin.

Evan Peters, who had roles in several seasons of American Horror Story, plays Dahmer in Monster. The series will tell us about

real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Primarily told from the perspective of Dahmer’s victims,...

Exclusive: Four-time Emmy winner Michael Learned is joining Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the limited series about the serial killer co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan that was greenlighted by Netflix last fall. She joins a cast that is further ramping up, with Murphy regular Evan Peters now aboard as Dahmer and Richard Jenkins and Penelope Ann Miller set as his parents.

Niecy Nash will play Glenda Cleveland, a neighbor of Dahmer’s who called police numerous times and even tried calling the FBI to alert them of his erratic behavior. Shaun J. Brown and Colin Ford have also joined.

Learned, who won three Best Actress Emmys for playing Olivia Walton on the TV series The Waltons and another for the drama Nurse, has been cast in the series-regular role of Catherine Dahmer, Jeffrey’s grandmother.

Carl Franklin is aboard to direct along with Janet Mock, Murphy’s Hollywood collaborator,...

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s latest project for Netflix, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” has found its leads.

Evan Peters, a longtime staple of Murphy’s “American Horror Story” anthology series, will take on the role of notorious serial killer Dahmer. Niecy Nash, who starred in Murphy and Brennan’s 2015 series “Scream Queens,” has been cast as the show’s female lead, Glenda Cleveland. Cleveland was a neighbor of Dahmer’s who alerted police and the FBI of Dahmer’s suspicious behavior, but they did not listen.

Penelope Ann Miller has been cast as Dahmer’s mother, Joyce, alongside Richard Jenkins, who was previously announced in the role of Dahmer’s father, Lionel. Shaun Brown and Colin Ford have also been cast in supporting roles, with Brown portraying Tracy, an intended victim who managed to escape from Dahmer, and Ford playing a character named Chazz.

“Monster” tells the story...