The first full trailer for “MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” dropped online Wednesday and it’ll make you be nicer to your kids.
Coming to us from “American Horror Story” visionary Ryan Murphy, the new season of his “MONSTERS” anthology series focuses on the Menendez brother’s murders, which rocked Los Angeles well before the days of O.J. Simpson’s chase and Britney Spears’ mental breakdowns. The two boys massacred their parents in cold blood at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. They’ve been in prison ever since. And now we get to finally, hopefully, understand why.
“While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed — and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole — that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse,” the trailer description reads. (RELATED: ‘American Sports Story’ Sounds Like It Will Be A Must-Watch)
The opening supercut is haunting, revealing Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Erik and Lyle, respectively, telling their therapist about what they’ve done.
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: This 1992 file photo shows double murder defendants Erik (R) and Lyle Menendez (L) during a court appearance in Los Angeles, Ca. The Menendez brothers have been found guilty of first degree murder 20 March in their second trial for the killing of their parents. (Photo: MIKE NELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 01: Nicholas Alexander Chavez attends the closing night of The GuadaLAjara Film Festival at Los Angeles Grand Park on October 01, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 29: Cooper Koch is seen as Erik Menendez on the The Menedez Brothers series set on January 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Javier Bardem attends the UK Premiere of “The Little Mermaid” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on May 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem attend the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 06: Chloe Sevigny attends the 2023 CFDA Awards at American Museum of Natural History on November 06, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Javier Bardem plays their father, Jose. Chloe Sevigny portrays the mother, Kitty. Both will likely end up in a whole host of other Ryan Murphy shows, particularly Bardem. (RELATED: If The Trailer For ‘2073’ Doesn’t Convince You To Leave Modern Society, You’re Already Lost)
Like Taylor Sheridan, creator of “Yellowstone” and countless other hit series, Murphy likes to work with the same people over and over again. Both Sevigny and Bardem appeared in Murphy’s adaptation of “Eat, Pray, Love.” And something tells me the best is still yet to come from Bardem.
“MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” premieres Sept. 19.
