How much can the success of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Netflix affect the fortunes of the Menendez brothers? For Ryan Murphy, even if he’s not (yet) going to make a sequel this season, their story isn’t over.
With yesterday’s announcement of Eric and Lyle Menendez’s trial as Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon investigates new evidence that they were victims of abuse by their father, Murphy may consider continuing the season.
“I think what I’m interested in, if Nicolas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch agree, is to do an episode or two that continues the story.Ryan Murphy told Variety.
Nicolas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch star as Lyle and Eric, respectively, in the series, which follows brothers serving life sentences without the possibility of a life sentence for the first-degree murder of their parents, Jose and Keith Menendez. in 1989.
Can the Menende brothers get out of prison?
The new hearing could lead to a new trial or re-sentencing for Eric and Lyle, but prosecutor Gascon said no decision had been made on the matter yet.
After Mr. Gascon announced he was considering the new evidence, Kim Kardashian published an essay calling for Eric and Lyle’s release. Kim Kardashian and Cooper Koch visited the brothers in a San Diego prison in September.
Ryan Murphy, who co-created Monsters with Ian Brennan, first showed the series to Kim Kardashian about a month before it hit Netflix. “He knew a lot about this business and it grew– said Murphy.But she did not know that there were many sexual abusers and immediately wanted to help them. So many people are interested in this work now, and it speaks to me about the power of television and what it can do. It can illuminate something in the spotlight and illuminate dark corners.“
A Ryan Murphy turnaround?
Ryan Murphy has made it clear in the past that he is not going to be Frye’s point guard. “I believe in justice, but I don’t believe in being part of this machine“, he said then.It’s not my business. My job as an artist is to convey a perspective in a particular story. I feel the same way I do, but I wish them the best of luck.“
Today, he has become a surprise advocate due to the series’ popularity and influence on Gascon’s decision. “We gave them a chance to appear in the court of public opinion. In fact, we gave them a platform– exclaimed Murphy.
I think they can get out of jail by Christmas. I really believe.
A series that divides
The series did not remain free from criticism. Eric Menendez released a statement through his wife criticizing the show and Ryan Murphy, as well as several members of his family. “What is quite painful is that the family was so vehemently opposed to the show and came out so fiercely against it. But what they thought would hurt them actually helps them“It’s not very pleasant,” said Murphy.
Ryan Murphy recently announced that Charlie Hunnam will play Ed Gein, a 1950s serial killer, in Monsters Season 3. And he’s considering more contemporary stories for Season 4.
“It is dangerous, but also exciting, to deal with pressing issues“, he said.As I already told you, I was never interested in the Menendez brothers. What interested me was the issue of sexual violence. This is something that has always bothered me. The fact that it clearly resonated with people and people think that these facts should have been admissible in the second trial is fascinating to me.“
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