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Netflix Drops Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story September 17

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Netflix releases Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, streaming all eight episodes on September 17, 2026.
Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden, with Charlie Hunnam returning as Andrew Borden.
Rebecca Hall plays stepmother Abby Borden, Vicky Krieps portrays maid Bridget Sullivan, and Sarah Paulson appears as Aileen Wuornos.
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan frame the series around misogyny, class and Victorian gender roles.

History

Historical Context

In March 1975, NBC aired the television movie “The Legend of Lizzie Borden,” starring Elizabeth Montgomery, which revived public fascination with the 19th-century murder. The broadcast earned a 30-point Nielsen rating, translating to roughly 30 million viewers and a $1.5 million production budget, making it NBC’s top-rated prime-time event of 1975. That audience proved narratives could spotlight misogyny, a pattern echoed by Netflix’s “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” starring Ella Beatty, Charlie Hunnam, and Sarah Paulson. The precedent shows streaming platforms now leverage historic crimes to spark cultural debate, prompting advertisers and regulators to scrutinize portrayals of gendered violence.

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Story summary

Netflix releases Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, streaming all eight episodes on September 17, 2026.
Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden, with Charlie Hunnam returning as Andrew Borden.
Rebecca Hall plays stepmother Abby Borden, Vicky Krieps portrays maid Bridget Sullivan, and Sarah Paulson appears as Aileen Wuornos.
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan frame the series around misogyny, class and Victorian gender roles.

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