Unofficial guide · Netflix's Monster anthology
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
Season 4 of the Monster anthology premieres September 17, 2026 — the anthology's first season built around a woman accused rather than a killer caught. All eight episodes arrive at once, only on Netflix.
- Premiere date
- September 17, 2026
- Platform
- Netflix
- Episodes
- 8 — all at once
- Rating
- TV-MA
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Season 4 cast
Ella Beatty leads a cast that includes Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, and Sarah Paulson in a cross-era role — the real people behind each role are in the cast guide.
All four Monster seasons
Dahmer, Menendez, Gein, and now Lizzie Borden — the anthology's release order, with episode counts, in the watch-order guide.
Where to start
Three guides cover the questions almost everyone brings to a new Monster season.
Watch order
Four seasons, four cases. Do you need to watch Dahmer, Menendez, and Gein first? No — here's the full order with episode counts, and why Season 4 works as a starting point.
See the season order →Cast vs. real people
Ella Beatty, Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, and more — who plays whom in Season 4, and who the real Fall River people were.
Meet the cast →True story vs. the show
What actually happened in Fall River in 1892, how the series dramatizes it, and why the nursery rhyme is not a court record.
Read the 1892 timeline →