The Monster Season 4 Netflix release date is here — Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie Borden alongside Rebecca Hall, Vicky Krieps, and Charlie Hunnam.
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Monster Season 4 Netflix Release Date: Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden
Ryan Murphy’s true-crime anthology has never shied away from infamy — and its fourth chapter might be the most star-studded yet. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the newest installment of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Netflix juggernaut, dropped all eight episodes today, September 17, plunging viewers into the 1892 axe murders that turned a quiet Massachusetts spinster into an American folk legend.
Leading the cast is Ella Beatty — daughter of Annette Bening and Warren Beatty — making her streaming lead debut as Lizzie, the repressed daughter of a wealthy but suffocating household. But it’s the ensemble around her that has fans buzzing. Rebecca Hall plays Abby Borden, Lizzie’s calculating stepmother, in a performance the actress has compared to a blend of two iconic screen villains. Vicky Krieps, known for her Oscar-buzzed turn in Phantom Thread, plays Bridget “Maggie” Sullivan, the family’s Irish maid whose fractured bond with Lizzie fuels much of the season’s tension. And Charlie Hunnam, fresh off an Emmy-nominated run as Ed Gein in Season 3, returns in an entirely different register as Andrew Borden, Lizzie’s controlling, tight-fisted father.
Rounding out the cast are Billie Lourd as Lizzie’s older sister Emma, Jessica Barden as actress Nance O’Neil, and — in a twist fans didn’t see coming — Sarah Paulson appearing as serial killer Aileen Wuornos, continuing the anthology’s tradition of blurring timelines between its various “monsters”.
Unlike previous seasons that focused on male killers — Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez brothers, and Ed Gein — this is the franchise’s first deep dive into an accused female murderer. The series reframes the infamous case through the lens of Victorian-era gender constraints, exploring how repression, isolation, and a suffocating patriarchy may have pushed Lizzie toward the unthinkable — or at least how the public came to believe she did.
Filmed in Los Angeles between late 2025 and early 2026, the season promises Murphy’s signature blend of dark humor, gothic dread, and morally ambiguous storytelling. Whether or not it answers the century-old question of Lizzie’s guilt, it’s clear this cast has the pedigree to make the mystery feel fresh again.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Title | Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (Season 4) |
| Creators | Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan |
| Lead | Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden |
| Co-stars | Rebecca Hall, Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Billie Lourd, Sarah Paulson |
| Episodes | 8 (full-season drop) |
| Release Date | September 17 |
| Platform | Netflix |
| Setting | Fall River, Massachusetts, 1892 |
FAQs
Is Monster Season 4 out yet?
Yes — all eight episodes of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story premiered on Netflix September 17.
Who plays Lizzie Borden in Monster Season 4?
Ella Beatty stars as Lizzie, marking her first lead role in a streaming series.
Does Charlie Hunnam return from Season 3?
Yes — after playing Ed Gein in Season 3, he now plays Lizzie’s father, Andrew Borden.
Is this based on a true story?
Yes — it dramatizes the real 1892 Fall River murders and Lizzie Borden’s trial and acquittal.
