We recently got a glimpse of first-look images from the upcoming Netflix true-crime drama “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story,” hailing from co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. The latest installment in their anthology project, which takes inspiration from real murder cases.
Now, the streaming service has shared a new teaser trailer for the series, led by Ella Beatty, who plays the infamous female axe murderer alongside fellow high-profile cast members such as Vicky Krieps, Rebecca Hall, and Charlie Hunnam.
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An official logline for “The Lizzie Borden Story,” courtesy of the fine folks over at Netflix:
When the repressed daughter of a wealthy New England family and her rebellious maid find themselves trapped in a house built on humiliation and cruelty, they escape into a fantasy of sex, power, and revenge. The gruesome unsolved murders that follow don’t just shock the world—they give birth to an icon who refuses to live imprisoned in a cage, choosing instead to forge her own legend: shocking, monstrous, and gloriously free.
This new batch of episodes featuring the events leading up to the Lizzie Borden killings comes after Murphy and Brennan had previously explored, in dramatic fashion, murders at the hands of Ed Gein (the gruesome crimes being the inspiration for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre“), the Mendenez Brothers, and the anthology kicked it off with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Feel free to view that aforementioned teaser below, as “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” is set to arrive exclusively on Netflix on September 17.
