Monster · Season 4
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
Updated
- Premiere
- September 17, 2026
- Episodes
- 8 — all at once
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Where to watch
- Netflix
- Created by
- Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan
- Setting
- Fall River, Massachusetts, 1892
The setup (spoiler-free)
Fall River, Massachusetts, 1892. A wealthy businessman and his wife are found killed in the family's home on a summer morning, and his youngest daughter — Lizzie Borden — becomes the suspect at the center of one of the most famous trials in American history. The season dramatizes the household, the investigation, and the question the verdict never settled: did she do it?
That question is the point. Lizzie Borden was accused of the killings and acquitted at trial in June 1893 — history never delivered the certainty the rhyme did. The series takes the ambiguity seriously instead of resolving it.
How this season differs
- The anthology's first season centered on a female suspect rather than a killer who was caught.
- The engine is a question — did she do it? — instead of the how-they-were-caught structure of earlier seasons.
- Early trailers pair the Victorian setting with a modern score and a darker, wry register.
- The maid's perspective sits close to the center of the story.
The cast at a glance
Ella Beatty leads as Lizzie Borden, with Vicky Krieps as the family's maid, Charlie Hunnam as Andrew Borden, Rebecca Hall as Abby, Billie Lourd as Emma, and Jessica Barden as Nance O'Neil. Sarah Paulson joins in a cross-era role as Aileen Wuornos. The cast guide maps every actor to the real person behind the role.
Season guides
Episode-by-episode guides for the Dahmer, Menendez, and Ed Gein seasons.
True story vs. the show
The documented 1892 timeline, the rhyme that isn't evidence, and what the series invents.
Cast vs. real people
Who plays whom — and who the historical figures actually were.
FAQ
Release date, episode count, rating, where to watch, and Season 5 status.