Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story: Season 1

2026 · 8 episodes · ★ 7.3

Miniseries

What Season 1 of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

In Fall River, Massachusetts, during the summer of 1892, the Borden family lives through a tragedy behind closed doors. Lizzie, played by Ella Beatty, is the prime suspect for the police, the press and a community demanding a culprit. Rebecca Hall brings to life Abby, the caustic stepmother, and Charlie Hunnam plays Andrew, the father. Lizzie feels trapped in a house built on humiliation and cruelty. Along with Maggie, a rebellious and unconventional maid, she seeks refuge in a fantasy of sex, power and revenge. Ian Brennan writes the story for Netflix, and the clash between the suspect and an environment that watches her relentlessly drives the entire season.

8episodes

Sep 17, 2026premiered

6.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Bloodbath
Sep 17, 2026 · 57 min · ★ 8.0
Tormented by her sharp-tongued stepmother, Lizzie Borden sees her world open up when an unorthodox and provocative new maid joins her household.
Directed by: Max Winkler · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Scarlett DeMeo, Chris O'Shea, Ember Ambrose, Aimee McGuire
1x02 Strong Kitty
Sep 17, 2026 · 56 min · ★ 6.9
As she grows more intimate with Lizzie, Maggie is burdened with a painful reality. A gruesome act of cruelty by Abby pushes Lizzie over the edge.
Directed by: Max Winkler · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Oliver Spenceman, Gracjela Kicaj, Caterina Grosoli, Anastasia Zarbo
1x03 Whack Job!
Sep 17, 2026 · 49 min · ★ 7.4
A long-lost family member returns to pressure Andrew for a favor. Maggie endures a sadistic punishment as she and Lizzie revise their revenge plans.
Directing: Max Winkler · Writing: Ian Brennan · Starring: Linda Reiter, Fred Maske, Joey Pollari, Anthony DeCarlo
1x04 R.I.P (Rest in Pestilence) Abby Borden
Sep 17, 2026 · 46 min · ★ 7.4
Abby searches for the remedy to her deep-seated dissatisfaction. Lizzie unleashes decades of frustration as a brutal plan swings into action.
Directing: Sarah Adina Smith · Writing: Ian Brennan · Starring: Aimee McGuire, Oliver Spenceman, Gracjela Kicaj, Caterina Grosoli
1x05 41
Sep 17, 2026 · 40 min · ★ 7.4
Andrew revisits the past as he grapples with marital issues in the present — and after a night of debauchery, encounters a new kind of female rage.
Directed by: Max Winkler · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Scarlett DeMeo, Oliver Spenceman, Joey Pollari, Lauri Hendler
1x06 Bed and Breakfast
Sep 17, 2026 · 47 min · ★ 7.4
Lizzie and Maggie race to scrub the scene before their grisly crime comes to light. A shaky statement leads investigators to dig deeper.
Directed by: Sarah Adina Smith · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Oliver Spenceman, Joey Pollari, Joshua Close, Ezra Buzzington
1x07 The Trial of the Century
Sep 17, 2026 · 46 min · ★ 7.3
With the public transfixed by the lurid scandal, Lizzie must deliver a life-or-death performance, with help from an unexpected ally.
Directing: Max Winkler · Writing: Ian Brennan · Starring: Scarlett DeMeo, Ember Ambrose, Oliver Spenceman, Anthony DeCarlo
1x08 Carnival Season Finale
Sep 17, 2026 · 66 min · ★ 7.0
As the burden of her monstrous legacy threatens to pull her under, Lizzie searches for meaning — and a way to move forward.
Directed by: Max Winkler · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Joey Pollari, Ari Graynor, Hugo Armstrong, Joanna Leeds