The full length trailer for Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story is here!
Ella Beatty, who is the daughter of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, stars in the title role. The trailer is giving us our first look at Sarah Paulson‘s role as real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos. You may recognize Wuornos from her on-screen portrayal in an Academy Award-winning performance by Charlize Theron in a film that happens to be titled Monster.
Here’s the logline of the show: When the repressed daughter of a wealthy New England family and her rebellious maid find themselves trapped in a house built on humiliation and cruelty, they escape into a fantasy of sex, power, and revenge. The gruesome unsolved murders that follow don’t just shock the world—they give birth to an icon who refuses to live imprisoned in a cage, choosing instead to forge her own legend: shocking, monstrous, and gloriously free.
The show also features Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullivan, Rebecca Hall as Abby Borden, and Charlie Hunnam as Andrew Borden.
Ella told TUDUM.com, “I am so excited for viewers to experience our exploration of Lizzie Borden’s story and the questions that her life animates to this day. It has been a dream come true to investigate this complicated person’s psychology and to examine an American crime that feels almost mythic in proportion. This season gives us our first female Monster and delves into female rage and repression which I’ve found to feel strikingly relevant, and I cannot wait to share it with the world.”
All 8 episodes will drop on September 17, 2026. By the way, see who Ella walked the red carpet with earlier this year!
Watch the trailer below, and see more images in the gallery.
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