Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy plan to produce 10 seasons of Monster, Netflix's true-crime anthology. For the next installment, the creators are working from a shortlist of three possibilities, though choosing each central figure involves many discarded ideas along the way.The fourth season, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, puts Lizzie Borden at the center of the story. In 1892, she was tried and acquitted of the murders of her father, Andrew Borden, and her stepmother, Abby Borden, in Fall River, Massachusetts.Brennan said the decision is not based solely on the notoriety of a case. According to him, the duo looks for stories that can sustain seven, eight, nine or even 10 hours from one person's perspective. The series considered the case of Luigi Mangione, connected to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but dropped the idea because it was too recent and still relatively unknown.It was Ryan Murphy who suggested revisiting Lizzie Borden's story, one he had wanted to tell for a long time. Brennan said the shift to a female lead happened organically, and the eight episodes were written quickly once the decision was made.Ella Beatty plays Lizzie, the anthology's first female protagonist. Charlie Hunnam, who played Ed Gein in the third season, takes on the role of Andrew Borden. The cast also includes Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden and Vicky Krieps as Bridget, the family's maid, known as Maggie.Krieps also plays Elizabeth Bathory in flashbacks, while Sarah Paulson appears midway through the season as Aileen Wuornos. The presence of the three figures allows the production to explore female rage, the limitations imposed on women and the reactions of those who try to escape those structures.For Brennan, Lizzie Borden is the most sympathetic subject Monster has explored so far.
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