Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story Arrives on Netflix — Inside Ryan Murphy's Next True-Crime Obsession

Ryan Murphy Found His Next Nightmare

Ryan Murphy has never met a real-life horror story he could not turn into must-watch TV — and his latest is a doozy. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the newest chapter in Netflix's blockbuster Monster anthology, landed this September 2026, taking on the infamous 1892 axe murders that have haunted American folklore for over a century.

Why Lizzie Borden, Why Now

The formula is proven: Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story became one of Netflix's most-watched series ever, and the follow-up Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dominated the cultural conversation for weeks. Now Murphy turns the lens on Lizzie Borden, acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts — a case packed with Victorian repression, gender politics, and a "did she or didn't she" mystery tailor-made for the true-crime generation. As one September preview put it: Ted Kaczynski bombs, Raygun bombs harder, and Ryan Murphy gives Lizzie Borden 40 whacks. The season sits at the center of Netflix's September true-crime push alongside the Unabomber movie (September 25) and a packed slate including the A Different World sequel and Tyler Perry's Doing Life.

Should You Binge It?

If Dahmer and the Menendez season are anything to go by, expect glossy period dread, a star-making lead performance, and about two weeks of everyone at work asking "wait, so did she actually do it?" Whether you are a Murphy completist or just here for the group-chat chaos, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is streaming now on Netflix. Sleep with the lights on.