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True crime fans can rejoice as Netflix has renewed its popular crime anthology drama series ‘Monsters’ for Season 4. Principal photography for the show will take place in Los Angeles between September and March 2026. Co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan are back as head writers, with Max Winkler back as a director. The renewal news comes before the arrival of Season 3, which will be released on October 3, 2025.
Ella Beatty has been roped in to play Lizzie Borden, who was tried and acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892. Beatty played Kerry O’Shea in FX’s ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.’ She will next be seen as Kate in the A24 movie ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ starring Rose Byrne. Joining her in the cast are Rebecca Hall, Vicky Krieps, and Charlie Hunnam.
The first season of ‘Monsters,’ titled ‘The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,’ delves into the horrific murder cases of the eponymous serial killer/sex offender, who was associated with necrophilia and cannibalism, played by Evan Peters. Season 2, titled ‘The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ is “dedicated” to Joseph Lyle Menendez and Erik Galen Menendez, AKA the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their own home in 1989. Cooper Koch played Erik Menendez and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menendez. Season 3 will have Charlie Hunnam play Ed Gein, AKA ‘the Butcher of Plainfield.’ The guy became notorious during the 1950s for killing people and digging up graves to collect bones for keepsakes. Details regarding which serial killer (s) will be showcased in Season 4 and the season’s cast are yet to be revealed. ‘Monsters’ has many accolades to its name, including multiple Primetime Emmy nominations, multiple Golden Globe nominations, out of which it even won a few, and a BAFTA TV award.
Los Angeles served as the backdrop for all the previous seasons of ‘Monsters.’ Other shows shot that have utilized the city’s charm include Apple TV+’s ‘The Studio,’ Netflix’s ‘Griselda,’ and Hulu’s ‘Paradise.’ Some of the upcoming projects to be shot there include ‘Harmonia,’ starring Naomi Watts, ‘Lucky,’ starring Anya Taylor-Joy, and ‘Hammer Down,’ starring Idris Elba.
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