Unofficial guide · Now streaming: Season 4
Netflix's Monster, season by season
Dahmer, Menendez, Ed Gein — and now Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the anthology's first season built around a woman accused rather than a killer caught. All eight episodes are streaming now on Netflix.
- Status
- Now on Netflix
- Released
- September 17, 2026
- Episodes
- 8 — all at once
- Rating
- TV-MA
Content updated
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
Start with the questions viewers bring to a new Monster season, then explore the real people, case, and music behind this one.
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 →Season 4 episode guides
All eight episodes, now streaming — recaps, official trailer, and what the series invents.
Ending explained
Spoilers. What the finale decides after the verdict, and what the 1893 jury actually decided.
FAQ
Is it out? How many episodes? TV-MA, where to watch, Season 5 status — answered in plain English.
Season 4 soundtrack
The ten songs in Netflix's published list, what the time-crossing music adds, and a correction to one song title.
Why Aileen Wuornos is in Season 4
Sarah Paulson's 1988 thread, the bed-and-breakfast visit, the finale's afterlife — and the real Wuornos case kept separate.
Monster Season 5: what we know
Not announced yet. What Ian Brennan has floated, how the earlier seasons were ordered, and what would count as confirmation.
The real Maggie after the trial
What the record says about Bridget Sullivan's testimony, Montana years, and the ending the show invented.