Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story will officially premiere on Netflix on September 17, 2026.
This eight-episode season serves as the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan‘s true-crime anthology series, following previous chapters on Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez brothers, and Ed Gein. It marks the franchise’s first season focusing on a female subject and a historical case from the 1800s.
The season delves into the infamous 1892 axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts. Lizzie Borden was tried and ultimately acquitted for the brutal killings, leaving the case officially unsolved. According to the official Netflix logline, the series reframes the tragedy by exploring the relationship between a repressed daughter and her rebellious maid as they attempt to escape a household defined by humiliation and cruelty, spiraling into a fantasy of sex, power, and revenge.