See Who Will Play the Menendez Brothers in Ryan Murphy's 'Monster' Season 2
Ryan Murphy has found the Menendez brothers for season 2.Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez have been cast as Erik and Lyle, respectively, Deadline reports, for the upcoming season of the Netflix true-crime anthology series. Called , the new season — a follow-up to season 1, which centered around serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, played by Evan Peters -- tells the story of the two siblings who were found guilty of murdering their parents, José and Mary Louise, in 1989. Cooper Koch (left) and Nicholas Alexander Chavez will play the Menendez brothers in season 2 of 'Monster.'Lyle and Erik were convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder before being sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996 following two trials.After their story became a media sensation, the Menendez brothers' trial and lives have been adapted into TV and film numerous times. Their story has been depicted in Lifetime's 2017 TV movie, , starring Nico Tortorella, as well as the 2017 NBC series, , led by Edie Falco, who played the Menendez brothers' defense attorney.