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Netflix ‘Monster’ Series Finds Its Season 4 Murder Case

The hit anthology series is slated to tackle a case from the 19th century.

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster series seems to be reaching very far back for its Season 4 case. Citing sources, Variety reported Tuesday that the hit Netflix anthology, which has yet to release its third season, already has its eyes set on making a fourth season focused on the Lizzie Borden case. Borden, who lived in Massachusetts, rose to notoriety in 1892 after being accused of murdering both her father and her stepmother with an axe at their shared home. Though she was later acquitted of the crime, the brutal nature of the murders captured nationwide attention and made Borden a fixture in popular culture. Her case has notably been dramatized in several shows and films over the years, with Chloé Sevigny and Kristen Stewart more recently starring in a 2018 film on her life titled Lizzie. While Netflix has yet to officially renew Monster for a fourth season, the streaming site has disclosed some major details on what to expect from its third. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Monster’s third season will focus on serial killer Ed Gein who found nationwide infamy after authorities found that he had fashioned the majority of his household items and clothing from human remains. The show’s first two seasons, released in 2022 and 2024 respectively, tackled the crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers.