Monster season 4 begins filming with Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden

Production has begun in Los Angeles on the fourth season of the Netflix anthology series Monster, the streamer said Thursday, with Ella Beatty set to star as Lizzie Borden. The start of filming comes just days after the third season, Monster The Ed Gein Story, debuted on the service on October 3 and after Netflix released a promotional image showing Charlie Hunnam passing the series baton to Beatty.

Beatty will portray Borden, the Massachusetts woman who was tried and acquitted in 1893 for the August 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother. Hunnam, who led Season 3 as Ed Gein, will return to the franchise to play Andrew Borden. The announced ensemble also includes Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullivan, the Bordens live-in maid; Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden, the stepmother; Billie Lourd as Emma Borden, Lizzie’s older sister; and Jessica Barden as Nance ONeill, an actress and friend. Max Winkler, who directed episodes in Season 3, is set to direct the first episode of Season 4. Netflix said additional casting and production details will be revealed later and did not announce a release date.

Borden’s trial was among the most publicized criminal cases of its era. She was acquitted...