Season 2 of “Monster”, the anthology series by Ryan Murphy which started with “Dahmer”, has found the interpreters of the sordid Menendez brothers.
Ryan Murphy’s Monster anthology series has found its cast for the new season titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. According Deadlinethis second season of the Netflix series, which follows Dahmer – Monster: The Story of Jeffrey Dahmer, was entrusted to two young actors, Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez.
Cooper Koch will play Erik and Nicholas Alexander Chavez will be Lyle. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story follows a Season 1 that enthralled Netflix subscribers and launched the franchise that focused on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, played by Evan Peters.
The second season will tell the story of the brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. Although they eventually confessed to parricide, they have long maintained that their actions were due to physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
The case continues to unfold in real time following a new development revealed in May. Erik and Lyle Menendez have filed documents asking for a new hearing in response to allegations by former Menudo band member Roy Rosselló, who claims he was molested by José Menendez when he was 14.
It’s not yet clear how much of the Menendez brothers’ lives will be covered in season 2, but Netflix also has plans to make a documentary about the two brothers, which they will have access to.
Both Cooper Koch and Nicholas Alexander Chavez are newcomers to the Hollywood industry. It’s a safe bet that their popularity will skyrocket while leading a Ryan Murphy series.
Koch appeared in the first season of the Starz series, Power Book II: Ghost, as Chase. More recently, he starred in the horror films Swallowed and They/Them. As for Chavez, he currently plays Spencer Cassadine in the series General Hospital on ABC.
Netflix and Ryan Murphy declined to comment, but it is understood that the castings were done before the writers’ strike and that the American Horror Story co-creator has not been involved in any activity on the project since the start of the strike.