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Controversial 44% RT Series Becomes Netflix's No. 1 Streaming Show
- On September 17, 2026, Netflix released Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, which debuted at No. 1 on the Global Top 10 English-Language TV Shows ranking with 12.1 million views in its first four days.
- Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the anthology series dramatizes the 1892 axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts, and the trial and acquittal of Lizzie Borden, who was 32 at the time.
- Despite its chart-topping performance, the series holds a 44% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, as critics and viewers have questioned the historical accuracy, with some calling the creative liberties a "downward spiral."
- The new season's performance remains on par with previous Monster anthology installments, as The Ed Gein Story and The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story respectively recorded 12.2 million and 12.3 million views in their openings.
- As of September 22, 2026, Netflix has not officially announced a fifth season, though creators Murphy and Brennan have previously discussed a 10-season plan for the anthology series.
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Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story finale director Max Winkler talks gruesome Borden murders, vomit scenes and Paulson as Aileen Wuornos in final scene.
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Ryan Murphy's new delivery of the saga explores the case of the alleged killer of 1892; production prioritizes creative license against historical rigor at several key points
·Vicente López, Argentina
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Novelists, playwrights, poets, even opera composers and rock musicians have been inspired by the macabre story of Lizzie Borden. By reliving the lives of notorious murderers, creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan made “Monster,” the Netflix true-crime anthology, a huge success.
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