Netflix's Monster: Lizzie Borden Story to Premiere Sep 17

The fourth season of Ryan Murphy's true-crime anthology series "Monster" will premiere on Netflix on September 17, 2026, focusing on the infamous 19th-century case of Lizzie Borden. The season, titled "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story," marks the first installment of the series to center on a female subject and will star Ella Beatty in the lead role.

The historical case involves the brutal axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in their Fall River, Massachusetts, home on August 4, 1892. Their 32-year-old daughter, Lizzie, a Sunday school teacher, was tried for the crimes the following year. She was acquitted by an all-male jury after a brief deliberation, and the case remains officially unsolved. The murders have persisted in American popular culture for over a century, inspiring numerous films and a well-known nursery rhyme.

In her first leading television role, Beatty portrays Lizzie Borden. The actor described the project as a dream come true, stating she was excited to investigate the complicated psychology of Borden and examine an American crime that feels almost mythic in proportion. She noted the season delves into themes of female rage and repression that feel strikingly...