Monster Season 2: Release date, trailer, cast, and everything we need to know about the Netflix show

Another bone-chilling series, Monster season 2, is on the way to our screens and will take us back to 1996 when two brothers, Lyle and Erik Menendez, were convicted of killing their parents.

Based on the real-life story of the Menendez brothers, Netflix is set to release Monster season 2, titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, on 19 September 2024.

This upcoming chapter will be the next series in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology, featuring an incredible cast of new and talented actors. Monster season 2 will explore how the Menendez brothers killed their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, and initially claimed to have no involvement in the murder.

When will Monster season 2 arrive on Netflix?

According to Netflix Tudum, the upcoming season will premiere on September 19, 2024. The first season, released in 2022, was widely praised for its execution and received positive reviews from fans and viewers.

And now, in the new season, fans will get to know the story of the Menendez brothers, whose trial was one of the most controversial murder cases in the late 1980s.

Who are the cast members of Monster season 2?

Since Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is a true-crime anthology series, it brings a whole new cast of actors, including Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menendez in the leading roles.

Other supporting cast members of season 2 include The Walking Dead star Dallas Roberts as Dr. Jerome Oziel and Jason Butler Harner as Det. Les Zoeller, Javier Bardem as José Menendez, Chloë Sevigny as Kitty Menendez, Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne, Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson, and a few others.

What is the plot of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

A still from Monster season 2 teaser (Image Source: Netflix)

As previously mentioned, Monster season 2 will revolve around the murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez, followed by the trial involving their two criminal sons. When asked about the reason for killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez claimed that they had been victims of abuse for a long time, but the prosecutors alleged that their main motive was to claim all the family fortune.

The synopsis of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story reads:

"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 two shot their father almost six times and their mother around ten. Lyle and Erik initially tried to frame stories that they found Jose and Kitty dead when they came home and acted innocent.

However, things went out of their hands as Erik couldn't handle the burden of hiding his crime, and eventually confessed to his therapist, Dr. Jerome Oziel. Their trial was widely discussed and was shocking, as they claimed that Jose and Kitty had been torturing them for years, so they eliminated their parents forever.

Is there a trailer for Monster season 2?

Currently, Netflix has only released a forty-eight-second teaser for Monster season 2 on August 20, 2024, in which you can see the Menendez brothers holding guns and approaching their parents to kill them.

The teaser is undeniably intriguing as it will inject curiosity among the viewers to delve deep into the cruel act of two brothers who ruined their own lives and are serving a lifetime in prison.