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Vulture’s review argues Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story leans into fiction over fact, portraying Lizzie as the killer despite her acquittal and weaving in an Aileen Wuornos subplot, raising ethical questions about true‑crime storytelling and its treatment of historical events.
Charlie Hunnam says portraying Andrew Borden in Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story was liberating because there’s little concrete history about him, allowing creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan to sculpt a version that serves Lizzie’s story. He contrasts the research-heavy prep for Ed Gein with Andrew’s opaque background, praises co-star Ella Beatty as Lizzie, and notes the show largely leans toward Lizzie’s guilt while still exploring other possibilities; all episodes are streaming on Netflix.
Netflix’s Monster creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan reveal Lizzie Borden won season four after testing other subjects, and they’re planning a 10-season run for the true-crime anthology. The season will form a “triptych” with Elizabeth Bathory and Aileen Wuornos to explore female rage, with Ella Beatty as Lizzie, Vicky Krieps as Bathory (in flashback), and Sarah Paulson as Wuornos. The approach blends research with creative liberties to tell fuller, more contemporary stories, front-loads the murders, and continues expanding the Monster universe, with a Watcher season 2 teased for the future.
Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story intensifies Episode 2 with a graphic dinner sequence built around oysters that triggers a long volley of vomiting and diarrhea. While the show’s illness mirrors a real-life event—the Borden family fall ill two days before the murders due to tainted swordfish and mutton broth—the oysters in the scene are the fictional culprit. Behind the camera, the production used practical effects and vomit tubes; Charlie Hunnam even ate canned oysters to sell the moment, with the director likening the humor to Triangle of Sadness and South Park-style shocks.
A Netflix limited-series about Lizzie Borden aims to recast her as a modern feminist icon, but the review finds the eight-hour saga slow, repetitive, and lacking in nuance, relying on cartoonish performances and grand theses about womanhood rather than delivering a cohesive, meaningful portrait.
Ella Beatty, daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, stars as Lizzie Borden in Season 4 of Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story on Netflix, drawing on her Hollywood lineage and family guidance to forge her own path in TV, film, and Broadway.
Netflix’s true-crime anthology Monster returns with eight-episode Season 4, The Lizzie Borden Story, centering on Lizzie Borden (Ella Beatty) as the era’s first female perpetrator and a symbol of female rage. The season features a star-studded ensemble—including Vicky Krieps in dual roles, Charlie Hunnam in a new part, Rebecca Hall, Sarah Paulson, and Billie Lourd—and arrives Sept. 17 on Netflix, continuing Ryan Murphy’s expanding Monsterverse with fresh takes on infamous crimes.
Netflix's September 2026 slate brings 11 new titles, including the returns of The Gentlemen (Season 2) and Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, plus a mix of documentaries, reality series and dramas such as Tales From '85' Season 2 and Wonka's The Golden Ticket, delivering a busy month of streaming across crime, reality, and family-friendly fantasy.
Emmy winner Sarah Paulson unveils a dramatic, unrecognizable transformation into serial killer Aileen Wuornos for Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story season 4, with a trailer showing a jagged blonde haircut and blank expression that mirrors Wuornos and Charlize Theron’s 2003 Monster portrayal.
Sarah Paulson reveals a chilling turn as Aileen Wuornos in the trailer for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, as Netflix’s Ryan Murphy series expands to feature a female killer. Beatty explains Wuornos’ inclusion as part of a broader look at female rage, with Wuornos' story previously dramatized by Charlize Theron in 2003’s Monster. Lily Rabe stars as Lizzie Borden, and the eight-episode season premieres Sept. 17 on Netflix.
Netflix released the trailer for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the next entry in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology, which revisits the infamous 1892 murder case with a glossy, modern tilt. Eight episodes arrive on September 17, with Ella Beatty starring as Lizzie alongside a high-profile cast including Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, Billie Lourd, Jessica Barden, and Sarah Paulson.
Sarah Paulson dramatically transforms into serial killer Aileen Wuornos for Season 4 of Netflix’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, appearing in scenes decades after Wuornos’ crimes as the show centers on Lizzie Borden and draws inspiration from her story; Charlize Theron’s famous Monster transformation is cited, and Monster Season 4 premieres Sept. 17 on Netflix.
Netflix has released the trailer for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s anthology, starring Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden alongside Rebecca Hall and Charlie Hunnam; the eight-episode series centers on a female killer and features a cast that includes Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson and Jessica Barden, with Winkler and Sarah Adina Smith directing.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, a Ryan Murphy–Ian Brennan anthology series. The 56-second clip introduces Ella Beatty as Lizzie, with Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullivan and supporting cast including Rebecca Hall and Charlie Hunnam. The series explores Lizzie’s rise as a “monster” amid the infamous murders and premieres September 17 on Netflix.
Netflix released the teaser for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the next season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Emmy-winning anthology, featuring Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden alongside a trio of iconic killers and promising a modern exploration of ‘monsters’—with eight episodes dropping September 17.