Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Trailer and Key Art Debut

Netflix has revealed the official trailer and key art for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the next installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology.

The eight-episode limited show, premiering on September 17, 2026, will follow the series’ first female “monster,” played by Ella Beatty, alongside Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullivan, Charlie Hunnam as Andrew Borden, and Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden.

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.

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s groundbreaking anthology series returns with its fourth and wildest installment yet. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story tells the story of how one young woman changed what the world believed a killer could be… all it took was an axe.

Speaking to the Netflix blog Tudum, Ella Beatty said, “The show is exploring a legacy of female rage and reaction to the set of circumstances that they are presented with. Every season of Monster has been an exercise in understanding the person’s psychology…Are they born or are they made?”

Beatty added, “I knew from the beginning that Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan were really interested in exploring what brings a woman to the point of violence.” The cast also includes Billie Lourd, Joey Pollari, Sarah Paulson, and Jessica Barden.

Creator Ian Brennan executive produces with Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Max Winkler, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Louise Shore, Nissa Diederich, Todd Kubrak, Carl Franklin, and Tanase Popa. Max Winkler and Sarah Adina Smith are the directors.