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Netflix's 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' Explores a Century-Old Mystery
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In Short: Netflix's new season of 'Monster' delves into the enduring mystery of Lizzie Borden's alleged axe murders.
Netflix's 'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' premieres on September 17, 2026, with all eight episodes dropping at once, revisiting the 1892 murders of Andrew and Abby Borden.
The series stars Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden, who was accused but acquitted of the murders. Vickey Krieps plays Bridget 'Maggie' Sullivan, the Borden family's live-in maid.
Creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan offer their interpretation of the case, exploring Borden's life within a restrictive Victorian household and her relationship with Sullivan.
Rebecca Hall, who portrays Abby Borden, noted her initial unfamiliarity with the case's details, including Borden's acquittal.
Ella Beatty emphasized the series' focus on gender, social expectations, and the enduring mystery surrounding the case, marking a new chapter for the 'Monster' anthology.
What's confirmed
- Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, which begins streaming on Thursday, follows Borden, who was tried and acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father, Andrew Borden, played by Charlie Hunnam, and her stepmother, Abby Borden, played by Rebecca Hall.
- He said the perceived frustration and disappointment surrounding Lizzie's place in society became a way to examine "female rage" and what can drive people toward violence when they fail to fit the expected mold.
- Ella Beatty believes her portrayal of Lizzie Borden in "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story," the first female-focused installment of the "Monsters" anthology TV series, marks a new direction for the Netflix biographical crime drama.
- The series dramatises high-profile homicide cases in American history, with each season focusing on a different killer.
- Yet much about what happened inside the Borden home remains unknown.
What's still developing
- Viewing to anime on Netflix has rocketed at almost 10 times the rate of the streamer’s total viewing numbers over the past three years.
- By joining, you agree to our Privacy Policy & Terms of Use If Netflix has taught us anything, it’s that our collective appetite for true crime is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down.
- After revisiting the stories of Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez brothers and Ed Gein, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology is turning its attention to one of America’s most enduring murder mysteries: Lizzie Borden.
- Naturally, Netflix is offering its own interpretation.
- The series revisits the 1892 murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, who were found brutally killed inside their home in Fall River, Massachusetts.
- More than 130 years later, nobody really knows what happened inside the Borden family home that day, which is precisely why the case has remained a fascination.
- Netflix Originals typically launch gloabally at 12am Pacific Time, which means Australian viewers wcan expect the series to become available at approximately 5pm AEST.
- “People always look for a reason, because someone’s death is a great mystery,” the synthetic Herzog intones in the moody trailer.