According to Deadline, the actors for the main roles in the series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story,” which is the next installment in the anthology initiated by “The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer,” have been selected. Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez will play the (anti)heroes of the production, brothers Erik and Lyle Menéndez.
What do we know about the series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story”?
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story” is the second installment in Ryan Murphy’s series that began with “The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” It will depict the true story of brothers Erik and Lyle Menéndez, who were sentenced to life without parole in 1996 for the murder of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. While both pleaded guilty, they claim to have been driven to commit the crime by years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at home.
In May of this year, Erik and Lyle Menéndez filed documents requesting a retrial. Their decision was prompted by the statements of Roy Rosselló, a former member of the Mexican boy band Menudo, who alleges that he was sexually abused by José Menéndez when he was 14 years old.
Details of the plot are currently unknown. However, in addition to Ryan Murphy’s series, Netflix is also set to release a documentary about the Menéndez brothers’ case.
“The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” on Serial Killers
“The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” premiered on Netflix in September 2022.
Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer committed seventeen heinous murders. “Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” explores these horrific crimes, the socially disadvantaged backgrounds of the victims, and the systemic racism and police failures that allowed one of America’s most dangerous serial killers to operate in broad daylight for over a decade.
