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 earned two Critics Choice Awards and was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmys. It also stands as one of just four Netflix series to reach 1 billion views over its first 60 days in release.
Kitty and Jose Menendez were found brutally murdered on August 20, 1989. Suspicion immediately fell on their sons Lyle and Erik Menendez, and during their trial the siblings claimed they killed their parents after years of physical and emotional abuse by both parents. They also claimed they were sexually abused by their father. The prosecution argued Lyle and Erik slaughtered their parents for financial gain.
The jury didn’t believe the brothers’ story and instead sided with the prosecution, returning a verdict of guilty of first-degree murder. Lyle and Erik were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is targeting a 2024 premiere.
