Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
Are they monsters?
The story of the Menéndez brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 19 September 2024 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 19 September 2024 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
| Created by | Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan |
| Starring | Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny and Cooper Koch |
| Seasons | 1 season, 9 episodes |
| Episode length | about 55 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 8 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.6/10 |
Where to watch Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is streaming on Netflix ($19.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Netflix, or $19.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan built a 9-hour event that asks a question it may not answer. The tagline is "Are they monsters?", which does most of the heavy lifting. It is a true crime drama that leans into the spectacle of the 1996 convictions. You get 9 episodes, each roughly 55 minutes long. That is a lot of time to sit with the question of whether two men are villains or victims. The show is not interested in giving you a comfortable yes or no. It wants you to sit in the discomfort.
How it did with audiences
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story finds its footing in the numbers that actually exist. It holds a 7.6 TMDB user score, a figure that suggests the audience leaned in rather than walked out. Without box office data to anchor the discussion, the rating stands alone. It is a solid mark for a true crime drama, implying the story stuck with people long enough to rate it. The absence of financial figures leaves the verdict to the viewers, who clearly had thoughts.
What came next for the cast
Javier Bardem had Skyfall (2012) and Dune (2021) behind him. Then came F1 (2025). Chloë Sevigny brought American Psycho (2000) and Zodiac (2007) behind her. She moved into After the Hunt (2025). The credits list these titles. They do not prove the series caused them. Just that they happened.
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