Netflix has released the official trailer for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology series. The eight-episode limited series premieres September 17, 2026, with Ella Beatty starring as Lizzie Borden.
Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam and Rebecca Hall also star, with Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson and Jessica Barden rounding out the announced cast.
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Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story turns the anthology’s attention to one of America’s most infamous murder cases, with the new season centered on Lizzie Borden and the events surrounding the killings that made her name part of popular culture.
The official synopsis describes Lizzie as the repressed daughter of a wealthy New England family who, along with her rebellious maid, is trapped in a home shaped by humiliation and cruelty. The two escape into a fantasy of sex, power and revenge before a series of gruesome murders shocks the world.
The murders remain unsolved, but the case turned Borden into a figure whose story has been retold for more than a century.
Beatty said the season is interested in more than simply recreating the crimes.
“The show is exploring a legacy of female rage and reaction to the set of circumstances that they are presented with.”
Beatty also explained that the questions behind the previous Monster installments remain part of the new season.
“Every season of Monster has been an exercise in understanding the person’s psychology… Are they born or are they made?”
According to Beatty, Murphy and Brennan were interested in examining “what brings a woman to the point of violence.”
Who Is in the Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Cast?
Ella Beatty leads Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story as Lizzie Borden.
The main cast also includes Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam and Rebecca Hall. Netflix has announced Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson and Jessica Barden as additional cast members.
The season marks the first time the Monster anthology has centered its story on a woman.
Ian Brennan created and wrote the eight-episode installment and serves as an executive producer alongside Ryan Murphy, Max Winkler, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Louise Shore, Nissa Diederich, Todd Kubrak, Carl Franklin and Tanase Popa.
Max Winkler directed Episodes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8, while Sarah Adina Smith directed Episodes 4 and 6.
When Does Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Come Out on Netflix?
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story premieres September 17, 2026, exclusively on Netflix.
The new installment consists of eight episodes, it follows the first three installments of Murphy and Brennan’s anthology, with the series now moving to the Lizzie Borden case for its fourth story.
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