The true-crime series centres on the murders of José and Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez at their hands of their sons, Lyle and Erik.

In the new Netflix series, Cooper Koch stars as Erik Menendez, while Nicholas Alexander Chavez takes on the role of Lyle. Chloë Sevigny plays their mother Kitty and Javier Bardem portrays their father José, a successful Hollywood executive.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” is an ominous retelling of the infamous crime. Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the second in their “Monster” anthology for Netflix follows brothers Lyle (an incredible Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (an outstanding Cooper Koch).

The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents in the 1980s.

"Well, if we're gonna kill our dad, we should probably just kill our mom too." In August 1989, siblings Lyle and Erik Menendez purchased shotguns and drove to the Beverly Hills mansion they shared with their parents.

Ryan Murphy returns to Netflix Sept. 19 with the second installment in his true crime anthology series, 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.'

No, we’re actually not talking about O.J. Simpson, but rather the Menendez brothers, whose infamous murders are fictionalized in Netflix’s new Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. The run of nine episodes is the second season in the Monster true crime anthology series from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is quintessentially Ryan Murphy; a brutal crime, a salacious trial – two, in this case – and a media maelstrom to follow. Public outcry is the chaser to his shot of nastiness,