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FX/Hulu Launches 9-Episode “The Shards” Serial Killer Drama

8/6/2026

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FX/Hulu released the nine-episode drama “The Shards,” set in 1981 Los Angeles where the Trawler serial killer enforces a curfew.
Bret Easton Ellis co-writes the series with Ryan Murphy, adapting Ellis’s novel.
Hayes Warner plays Debbie, a Hollywood heiress planning a Halloween “Area 54” party, and Kaia Gerber plays Susan.
Later episodes add Shakespeare-inspired fantasies, give adults more screen time, and end on a cliffhanger that leaves future seasons uncertain.

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Story summary

FX/Hulu released the nine-episode drama “The Shards,” set in 1981 Los Angeles where the Trawler serial killer enforces a curfew.
Bret Easton Ellis co-writes the series with Ryan Murphy, adapting Ellis’s novel.
Hayes Warner plays Debbie, a Hollywood heiress planning a Halloween “Area 54” party, and Kaia Gerber plays Susan.
Later episodes add Shakespeare-inspired fantasies, give adults more screen time, and end on a cliffhanger that leaves future seasons uncertain.