First Look at Netflix's Monster Season 4, the Lizzie Borden Story
The latest Monster anthology chapter stars Ella Beatty and reimagines the Lizzie Borden case as a story of power, revenge and notoriety.
- On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Netflix announced that 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' starring Ella Beatty will premiere September 17, 2026. The anthology's fourth season consists of eight episodes.
- The series examines the 1892 murders of Andrew Borden and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts. Lizzie Borden was acquitted after trial, remaining a fixture in American popular culture.
- Alongside Beatty, the cast features Charlie Hunnam as Andrew Borden and Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden. Vicky Krieps portrays the Bordens' live-in Irish maid, Bridget Sullivan.
- Creator Ian Brennan describes the show as a 'feminist' story set in Victorian-era America. It explores female rage and repression, treating women as 'incapable of not only actions, but the thoughts that a man was capable of.'
- Director Max Winkler said Beatty's audition contained 'an incredible amount of vulnerability, only second to an incredible amount of strength.' The season investigates the 'complicated person's psychology' amid questions animating the Borden case today.
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Print Bluesky WhatsApp Threads Email Being that I am a Lizzie Borden fanatic, I have already made my objections to the casting of Abby Borden known. The only thing anyone ever said about her was that she was short and plump – unlike tall and pretty Rebecca Hall. It kind of matters because otherwise, Lizzie might not have been able to overpower her. Andrew Borden likewise was no Charlie Hunnam. But people don’t wa…
After getting into the minds of other infamous criminals, Monster will focus the fourth installment of the anthology on a female character, the first in the saga, the protagonist of one of the most unsolved cases in U.S. history: Lizzie Borden will feed the plot of Monster: the story of Lizzie Borden (Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story).The acclaimed true crime franchise created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix has revealed the first ima…
After Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menéndez brothers and Ed Gain, 'Monster' tells us the story of Lizzie Borden, the first serial killer in this series
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Netflix has released its first look at Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. The streaming service also announced that the upcoming season of the anthology series will premiere on Sept. 17. Ella Beatty stars as the titular woman who was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother. Vicky Krieps, Rebecca Hall and Charlie Hunnam also star in the show from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan … David Harbour is back as Santa Claus in the trailer fo…
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