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Netflix’s Monster Season on Lizzie Borden Breaks Into Global Top 10 as Renewal Remains Unconfirmed

The season’s fast streaming rise has put pressure on a renewal decision that Netflix says it will base on audience metrics.

Overview

  • The fourth installment of the anthology, which dramatizes the 1892 Borden murders, quickly entered Netflix’s Top 10 lists across multiple regions after its release.
  • Actress Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden in the season, with reporting emphasizing the show’s psychological and gendered framing of the historical figure.
  • Creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan describe Monster as a planned multi-season anthology and say they originally envisioned as many as ten seasons.
  • Brennan has publicly named possible future subjects under consideration, including Dennis Rader (BTK), Ted Bundy, the Green River case, and Luigi Mangione, while noting many true-crime subjects are unsuitable for long-form treatment.
  • Netflix has not yet greenlit a fifth season and is expected to wait for viewing data before deciding, a choice that will shape which crimes are selected and how the series frames real victims and suspects.