‘Monster’ and the Enduring Appeal of Lizzie Borden
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new season of the hit Netflix true-crime anthology will focus on the infamous, unsolved Borden case from 1892.
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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Team on Painting a Portrait of Female Rage — and Leaning into Lesbian Theories
Ella Beatty stars in the fourth season of Ryan Murphy’s crime anthology series and the first one with a woman at the center.
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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s Latest Netflix Serial Killer Saga Is Faux-Feminist Nonsense
Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall and Vicky Krieps join lead Ella Beatty in co-creator Murphy and showrunner Ian Brennan’s take on the infamous ax murderess.
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‘Monster’ Creator Ian Brennan Shares 10-Season Plan and Dives Into First Female Serial Killer Season With Wild ‘Lizzie Borden Story’
Brennan peels back the curtain into his and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ selection process, how they landed on the infamous female axe murderer for season four and why she’s the most sympathetic subject yet of their hit Netflix true-crime anthology.
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Charlie Hunnam Says ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Role Was Liberating After Playing Ed Gein
The ‘Sons of Anarchy’ star plays Lizzie Borden’s father, Andrew Borden, in the fourth season, reuniting him with Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan on the Netflix true-crime anthology.
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The Eccentric Vicky Krieps on Ryan Murphy, ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ and Netflix’s Pure Punk Lizzie Borden Season of ‘Monster’
Reporters like to say the ‘Phantom Thread’ star turned her back on Hollywood — but Krieps’ upcoming slate showcases the savvy, instinct-led career that’s allowed her to straddle the U.S. and Europe: “And I would fight for [these projects] until the very end of my life.”
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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Finale Director Explains That Imagined Ending and Why Sarah Paulson Made Him Cry
Max Winkler, who helmed six episodes of season four, also dives into filming the “viscerally upsetting” axe murders of Borden’s parents (played by Charlie Hunnam and Rebecca Hall) in the Netflix recreation.
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Neagley’ Outmuscles ‘Monster’ and ‘Reacher’ for Top Spot
The Prime Video spinoff puts up premiere week numbers in line with ‘Reacher’s’ 2022 debut.
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Jennifer Coolidge Is Back as Karen for ‘The Watcher’ Season 2
The ‘White Lotus’ favorite played Karen Calhoun (yes, that kind of Karen) in the first season of the Netflix series.
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Streaming Ratings: ‘Toy Story 5’ Reaches No. 1 With Disney+ Premiere
‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ and ‘Neagley’ also have strong weeks.
