The Lizzie Borden Story' Creator Reveals 10-Season Plan

Key Points:

• Ian Brennan, co-creator of Netflix's true-crime anthology Monster, described writing the latest season about Lizzie Borden as a "fever dream," with the main challenge being the selection of the season's subject rather than the writing itself.
• The fourth season, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, explores female rage through a triptych of women killers—Lizzie Borden, Elizabeth Bathory, and Aileen Wuornos—highlighting societal constraints on women and their responses.
• Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden, marking the first female lead in the series, alongside Charlie Hunnam as Andrew Borden and Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden, with Sarah Paulson delivering a standout performance as Aileen Wuornos.
• Brennan emphasized taking creative liberties to fill gaps in historical records to tell fuller, more empathetic stories, noting Lizzie Borden’s case was particularly sympathetic and less challenging to humanize compared to male killers.
• The creators plan to produce a total of 10 Monster seasons, carefully selecting subjects that can sustain deep audience engagement, while Brennan is also currently working on Netflix’s The Watcher season two.