Overview

• Netflix is reportedly developing a fourth season of its Monster true-crime anthology focused on Lizzie Borden’s 1892 axe murders.
• Insiders tell Deadline and Variety that casting for the lead role is underway with production eyed for this autumn.
• Neither Netflix nor series creator Ryan Murphy has officially renewed the show, and representatives declined to comment on the reports.
• The third Monster season, centered on Ed Gein and starring Charlie Hunnam, is slated for release later in 2025.
• Since debuting in 2022, Monster has ranked among Netflix’s top English-language series and ignited conversations about the ethics of dramatizing real crimes.