Overview

• Netflix’s limited series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story received 11 Emmy nods, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and a first Lead Actor nomination for Cooper Koch.
• The show earned technical nods in categories such as picture editing, sound mixing, musical composition, hairstyling, makeup, period costumes and casting, alongside supporting acting nominations for Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny.
• In May, a judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to life, ending their de facto life-without-parole terms and making them immediately eligible for release.
• L.A. County Superior Court Judge William Ryan ordered District Attorney Nathan Hochman to explain why newly unearthed evidence supporting the brothers’ abuse claims was dismissed.
• The Menendez brothers are scheduled to appear before the California Parole Board on August 21 and 22 to seek their potential release.