‘Monster’ Season 2: Menéndez Brothers Are the Next Subjects of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Series
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The story of the Menéndez brothers, convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez, will next be tackled by Ryan Murphy as part of his Netflix franchise “Monster.” Netflix and Murphy were set to confirm Monday that they are at work on “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” the follow-up to the hit limited series “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Netflix had ordered two additional installments of the anthology series from Murphy and Ian Brennan; this would rep the first.
Separately, Netflix revealed that it also has what it called “exclusive access” to Lyle and Erik Menéndez to participate in a documentary feature from Campfire Studios.
The announcement of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” comes as the case of the Menéndez brothers recently returned to the news headlines.
The new Peacock docuseries “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed” focuses on an allegation by Roy Rosselló, a former member of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, who says that he was sexually assaulted as a teenager by Jose Menéndez.
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