Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story | Netflix unveils first trailer for Dahmer follow-up

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Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming true crime series Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. 


Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story was a major hit for Netflix when it was released in 2022, so it’s no wonder Netflix is hunting for more disturbing true crime stories to adapt in their anthology series. Next in line is the story of the Menendez brothers

Netflix dropped the first teaser trailer and a release date for Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story. Take a look:

Here’s what Netflix had to say about the new series:

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 ā€“ and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole ā€“ 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?

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story will star Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch as the brothers while Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny will play their parents. Nathan Lane, Ari Graynor and Leslie Grossman also star. 

Netflix received an equal amount of acclaim and criticism for Dahmer when the series premiered. While many praised Evan Peters’ performance as the infamous serial killer, many viewers and critics also felt that the series glorified Dahmer without interrogating the part systemic racism played in his crimes. Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 men between 1978 and 1991 with most of his victims being men of colour. 

Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story will stream on Netflix on 19th September.

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