{"id":260200,"date":"2024-09-19T17:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/netflix-premieres-series-based-on-lyle-and-erik-menendez-murder-case-hollywood-life-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:14","slug":"netflix-premieres-series-based-on-lyle-and-erik-menendez-murder-case-hollywood-life-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/netflix-premieres-series-based-on-lyle-and-erik-menendez-murder-case-hollywood-life-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Premieres Series Based on Lyle and Erik Menendez Murder Case \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2081044358_300117-e1724791740528.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trial of the Menendez brothers in Los Angeles - From left to right : Erik Menendez with his attorney : Leslie Abramson and his brother Lyle Menendez. Los Angeles, 9th March 1994. (Photo by Ted Soqui\/Sygma via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2081044358_300117-e1724791740528.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2081044358_300117-e1724791740528.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2081044358_300117-e1724791740528.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: Soqui Ted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">Netflix expanded its crime category with a series based on the case of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/lyle-menendez\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Lyle<\/a><\/strong> and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/erik-menendez\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> Erik Menendez<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-are-the-menendez-brothers-facts-siblings-killers-2803932\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> two brothers<\/a>, who were 21 and 18 years old when they murdered their parents in 1989, were found guilty of killing <strong>Jos\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Mary Louise Menendez<\/strong> and were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Despite growing up in a wealthy family, thanks to their father\u2019s work in the entertainment industry, Lyle and Erik claimed during their court trials that they suffered from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse throughout their childhood.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">The Menendez family case became a high-profile story, and now Netflix, along with the creators of <em>Dahmer<\/em> starring <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/evan-peters\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Evan Peters<\/a><\/strong>, have released the second season of their crime anthology series based focused on the Menendez brothers. The show stars\u00a0<strong>Nicholas Alexander Chavez<\/strong> (Lyle),<strong> Cooper Koch <\/strong>(Erik), <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2021\/07\/07\/penelope-cruz-plunging-swimsuit-javier-bardem-family-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Javier Bardem<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Jos\u00e9), and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/chloe-sevigny\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Chlo\u00eb Sevigny<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Mary Louise, also known as, \u201cKitty\u201d). Season two of <em>Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story<\/em>, released on Thursday, September 19,\u00a0consists of eight episodes, each running between 30 and 65 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Official Trailer #1 | Netflix\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_EaEllq5FLk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">The release comes shortly after the official <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_EaEllq5FLk?si=f8-PvXggSF03xXGL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">trailer<\/a> dropped on September 4. The clip featured the Menendez family posing for a portrait, courtroom scenes, and glimpses of the brothers\u2019 lives after committing the crime. In the earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fKfxZrPm3EI?si=Gv40HmI-FqS6J0Ua\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">teaser<\/a>, released on August 27, a conversation between the parents is overheard. \u201cI need to know what\u2019s going on with you and the boys,\u201d says Mary Louise. Jos\u00e9 responds, \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d After further discussion, Jos\u00e9 whispers, \u201cIt\u2019s over, it\u2019s done\u2026 I\u2019m going to fix this family.\u201d In the next scene, the brothers, bathed in blue light, embrace as one says, \u201cIt\u2019s just us now, we\u2019re on our own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">The show will be part of the crime anthology series <em>Monsters<\/em>, which initially began with executive producer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/ryan-murphy\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Ryan Murphy\u2019s<\/a> <\/strong>release of <em>Dahmer<\/em>, detailing the case of serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer. According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/ryan-murphy-says-he-reached-out-to-20-of-the-victims-family-and-friends-for-dahmer-series-not-a-single-person-responded-to-us-1235250610\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/em>, Murphy reflected on the making of the series, saying, \u201cWe weren\u2019t so much interested in Jeffrey Dahmer, the person, but in what made him the monster he became.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/27\/entertainment\/netflix-drops-monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story-first-look\/#:~:text=Executive%2Dproduced%20by%20Ryan%20Murphy,Golden%20Globes%20for%20their%20roles.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>New York Post<\/em><\/a>, the platform\u2019s description states that the show \u201cdives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences\u2019 modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/09\/19\/netflix-crime-series-based-on-lyle-and-erik-menendez-murder-case\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: Soqui Ted Netflix expanded its crime category with a series based on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez. 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