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Netflix's true-crime series Monsters returned to our screens once more, this time unpacking the story of siblings Lyle and Erik Menendez.
The show depicted the tale of the infamous Beverly Hills brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents José and Kitty in 1989.
Unafraid of the challenge, Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez took on the huge guide roles as Erik and Lyle Menendez in the series.
The highly-anticipated second instalment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's series came back off the accomplishment of their original series which told the story of murderer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer.
The official synopsis for the Netflix show reads: 'While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed – and verb adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole – that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.'
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'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' is about two brothers who murdered their parents. Here's what the Netflix show gets untrue.
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," the latest buzzy true crime drama series from Netflix, tells the story of two brothers who killed their parents in 1989.
When put on trial, the brothers claimed that their father, José Menendez, had abused them both since childhood and that their mother, Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, enabled his behavior.
The series is the latest offering from producer Ryan Murphy, who is best known for helming the "American Horror Story" anthology series, as well as true-crime shows including "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" and "The People v. O. J. Simpson."
"The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" takes some dramatic license with the brothers' personal lives and streamlines some of the legal proceedings to fit the limited series.
Here's what the show gets untrue about the case.
José Menendez likely didn't see who killed him
The series depicts José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty Menendez (Chloë Se
What Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Gets Right and Wrong
Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers about the new Netflix show, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
For a case as contentious as the Menendez brothers, it’s no surprise the new illustrate about it, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has raised its own controversy. The real Erik Menendez said in a statement that the dramatized Netflix anthology contains “vile and appalling character portrayals” and “blatant lies” about himself and his brother, Lyle. However, showrunner Ryan Murphy insists the criticism isn’t justified.
Days later, Murphy defended the nine-episode series, which details the events surrounding the Menendez brothers’ arrests, trials, and convictions for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in August 1989. While Monsters has been one of Netflix’s most-watched shows since its September 19 release, it has also sparked debate over its depiction of sensitive details from the case, including the brothers’ claims they were sexually abused by their father.
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Erik Menendez actor Cooper Koch was told his "gay voice" would stop him getting roles before Monsters
8 October 2024, 22:04
By Sam Prance
Cooper Koch, who plays Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, is gay in real life.
Cooper Koch has revealed that he was once told that he would not be able to manual roles because of his "gay voice".
It's impossible to conceive Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story without Cooper Koch. The series has sparked controversy over how it approaches the story of the Menendez brothers. However, both Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch and have been praised for how they portray Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez in the show.
Before Monsters though, Cooper was struggling to land any roles and an acting coach blamed how Cooper speaks.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story trailer
In 2022, Cooper earned critical acclaim for his performances in the queer horror films Swallowed and They/Them, but he was rejected from multiple auditions a