Netflix sparks backlash with trailer for ‘harmful’ series based on real-life murder-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

Netflix has come under fire for its next season in the Monster series following on from Dahmer.

In 2022 the streaming service released the true crime series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Co-created by Ryan Murphy, it followed the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, played by Evan Peters.

It was a huge hit for Netflix, quickly becoming one of its most watched series’ of all time, also being nominated for four Golden Globes and six Emmys.

However, it also received backlash from the families of the murderer’s victims, who said the show was profiting off their grief and ‘retraumatising’ them again.

Now, two years on, Netflix is about to release the second season of the anthology series, which will now focus on the Menéndez brothers, who killed their parents in 1989.

Netflix has been slammed ahead of the release of the series Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story (Picture: Netflix)

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story will ‘tackle another high-profile case that captivated the nation in the ’90s’ and tell the story of the brutal murders the pair carried out, in which they shot their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion.

The brothers cited years of abuse as the reason for murdering their parents, however prosecutors argued that their motive was to get their hands on the family fortune.

They were both eventually convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole following their 1996 trials.

Netflix has now released the trailer for the upcoming nine-episode show, which stars Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny star as parents Jose and Kitty Menendez, and Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch as Lyle and Erik.

It tells the true story of two brothers who murdered their parents in 1989 (Picture: ABC)

While many people have expressed their excitement at ‘the best show ever’ returning and added they ‘can’t wait’ to tune in, others have slammed the upcoming drama.

‘There’s no reason for this show to exist. Just hearing the actual testimonies of the brothers was repulsive enough, to have it immortalised by recreating such nasty things for the screen is deeply perverted,’ user krishkrish_KK posted on X.

‘Remember when this happened. Not every story needs to be filmed and then told,’ Jeff shared.

‘We better not romanticize these villains. It’s already giving could have been college athletes – bright futures – better do right by the victims,’ EnoGeorge05 added.

The pair were eventually sentenced to life in prison (Picture: AP)

‘How many movies do they need? lol they killed their parents for the money end of story,’ OleMartyMar_ added.

Others questioned: ‘How many times can this story be told?’

Soon after Dahmer was released, Eric Perry, a relative of victim Errol Lindsey, slammed the series for ‘retraumatising’ families of victims.

‘I want people to understand this is not just a story or historical fact, these are real people’s lives. [Lindsey] was someone’s son, someone’s brother, someone’s father, someone’s friend that was ripped from [our] lives,’ he shared.

MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is streaming on Netflix from September 15.

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