Shards Series by Murphy and Ellis Sets August Premiere on FX/Hulu

FX and Hulu have set The Shards, a Bret Easton Ellis–inspired drama executive produced by Ryan Murphy, to premiere on August 5. Based on Ellis’s 1980s-set novel, the series follows privileged high school seniors in Los Angeles as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy and danger, with Igby Rigney in the lead and a cast that includes Homer Gere, Kaia Gerber, Evan Rachel Wood, and others. After a long development arc—initially developed at HBO, then rescued by FX in 2025—the show was ordered to series two months later, with 20th Television producing and Murphy among the executive producers.