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A first trailer for The Shards, Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 2023 novel, teases a provocative 1980s Los Angeles drama about privileged high school seniors navigating identity, sex and obsession as a serial killer known as The Trawler looms. The FX/Disney+ series stars Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Evan Rachel Wood, Wes Bentley and others, and debuts on August 6.
FX’s The Shards, a Ryan Murphy–produced series based on Bret Easton Ellis’s 2023 novel, is a stylish 1981 Los Angeles teen murder mystery in which privileged high-schoolers’ lives unravel as a killer stalks their private school; Igby Rigney plays a fictionalized Ellis, Kaia Gerber stars as Susan Reynolds, and the cast includes Homer Gere and Evan Rachel Wood. The show debuts August 5 on FX and blends autobiographical Ellis vibes with a glossy coming‑of‑age noir.
FX’s official trailer for The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel and produced by Ryan Murphy, follows privileged high school seniors in 1980s Los Angeles as Bret, a new transfer student, and his circle confront identity, desire, and the danger of The Trawler, a city-wide serial killer; the series debuts with two episodes on Aug. 5 at 9 p.m. ET on Hulu and FX.
The Shards, a Ryan Murphy–produced adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel, drops its first trailer, placing a sex-soaked, killer-filled Eighties Los Angeles backdrop around Bret (Igby Rigney) and a mysterious new student (Homer Gere) as a spree of teen-targeted murders hits their private-school circle; the series debuts August 5 on Hulu and FX with two episodes.
FX’s The Shards, from Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, follows privileged L.A. teens as a serial killer closes in; the trailer confirms a drugs-and-sex–driven thriller premiering Aug. 5 on FX and Hulu, with a cast including Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Wes Bentley and Evan Rachel Wood.
FX released the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s The Shards, a Bret Easton Ellis–based coming‑of‑age drama set in 1981 Los Angeles at an elite Buckley prep school, where a mysterious new student arrives as a teen serial killer known as The Trawler hunts the city; the trailer teases sex, drugs and a missing girl as Bret’s privileged circle spirals into a darker world. The series stars Igby Rigney, with a cast that includes Wes Bentley, Kaia Gerber and Evan Rachel Wood, and debuts August 5 on FX and Hulu (Disney+ internationally).
Murphy’s The Shards will premiere August 5 on FX and Hulu; a Bret Easton Ellis adaptation set in 1980s Los Angeles, it follows Bret (Igby Rigney) as his world spirals when a new student arrives amid the serial killer terror known as the Trawler.
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.
Ryan Murphy’s upcoming drama The Shards, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ prep-school thriller, will debut August 5 on FX and Hulu, with Disney+ streaming internationally; set in 1981 Los Angeles at Buckley prep, it follows a privileged senior Bret as a mysterious new student arrives amid a serial killer spree known as The Trawler; Igby Rigney stars as Bret, with Homer Gere as Robert Mallory, and Kaia Gerber, Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell, Wes Bentley, Evan Rachel Wood and Jordan Roth in the ensemble; the series is produced by 20th Television and Murphy Productions with Murphy among executive producers.
Christian Bale weighed in on Luca Guadagnino’s forthcoming American Psycho project, calling it a bold choice and wishing the filmmakers well, though he isn’t sure whether it’s a remake or a fresh take. He recalled loving his collaboration with director Mary Harron on the original and noted that no casting has been announced yet; the project is described as a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel, with Scott Z. Burns writing.
Rolling Stone revisits The Rules of Attraction (2002), praising James Van Der Beek’s Sean Bateman as a nihilistic antihero while noting the film’s tepid reception and mis-marketing; a rewatch reveals gratuitous scenes of sexual assault and death by suicide, plus racial stereotypes, but Van Der Beek’s performance remains a standout and the film endures as a cult entry in Bret Easton Ellis’s universe.
Evan Rachel Wood has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's FX series 'The Shards,' a dark coming-of-age story based on Bret Easton Ellis' novel set in 1981 Los Angeles, with her role currently undisclosed.
Bret Easton Ellis criticizes the critical praise for Paul Thomas Anderson’s film 'One Battle After Another,' claiming it is primarily due to its leftist political alignment and will soon be seen as outdated, despite its commercial success and positive reviews.
Author Bret Easton Ellis is set to make his directorial debut with the horror film "Relapse," starring Joseph Quinn. The film, produced by Paris-based SND, follows a man's struggle with addiction and a mysterious presence haunting him. Ellis, known for his novels like "American Psycho," has been involved in the movie world for years and describes "Relapse" as a personal, upscale monster movie with his signature themes. The film's creature will be designed by the Oscar-nominated VFX banner DDT Studios, and it will be a collaboration between Ellis, Quinn, and experienced producers.