Photos: Inside the Premiere of MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY

On Monday, September 16, 2024, Netflix celebrated the world premiere of the highly anticipated MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY ahead of its launch on Thursday, September 19. The cast and crew took the red carpet at The Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles.

Cast in attendance included Javier Bardem (Jose Menendez), Chloë Sevigny (Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez), Cooper Koch (Erik Menendez), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne), Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson), Leslie Grossman (Judalon Smyth), in addition to Executive Producers Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, David McMillan, Louise Shore, Carl Franklin, Paris Barclay, Max Winkler, Todd Kubrak, Reilly Smith, and composers Thomas Newman and Julia Newman. Additional cast included Paul Adelstein (David Conn), Jason Butler Harner (Det. Les Zoeller), Enrique Murciano (Carlos Baralt), Jess Weixler (Jill Lansing), Charlie Hall (Craig Cignarelli), Gil Ozeri (Dr. William Vicary), Tessa Auberjonois (Dr. Laurel Oziel), Larry Clarke (Brian Andersen), and Marlene Forte (Marta Cano). Also, guests Billie Lourd, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Gael García Bernal, Dominic West, Jayma Mays, Cheyenne Jackson, Jessica Barden, Olivia Williams, Kim Gordon, and Coco Gordon Moore were in attendance.

Prior to the start of the screening, Ryan Murphy announced that the next ‘Monster’ anthology will focus on Ed Gein, with Charlie Hunnam starring as the titular character. Production begins next month, with more information to come.

Following the massive success of DAHMER, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series returns with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, chronicling the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.

While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed - and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole - that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?

The cast includes Javier Bardem (José Menendez), Chloë Sevigny (Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez), Cooper Koch (Erik Menendez), Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Lyle Menendez), Nathan Lane (Dominick Dunne), and Ari Graynor (Leslie Abramson). The series is set to launch on Netflix on September 19. Take a look at the photos below!

Photo credit: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix

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