The Shards Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s New FX TV Show Is Full of Sex, Drugs, & Murder
The series adapts Bret Easton Ellis’s novel and follows teens in 1980s Los Angeles as a serial killer threatens their circle.
- FX Networks released the official trailer for The Shards, set to debut Wednesday, August 5 at 9 p.m. ET on FX and Hulu, with the drama series executive produced by Ryan Murphy and based on Bret Easton Ellis's 2023 bestselling novel.
- Created by Ellis and Murphy, The Shards is loosely based on Ellis's own high-school years at an elite private school, with the central character sharing the author's name and the co-creators collaborating on scripts based on the autofictional narrative.
- Igby Rigney's Bret finds his reality unraveling when mysterious new student Robert Mallory arrives, coinciding with a serial killer known as The Trawler targeting teenagers across Los Angeles.
- Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school navigating identity, sex, jealousy and obsession while dangers lurk beneath the surface of American adolescence.
- From Glee to American Horror Story, Murphy has cemented himself as TV's top provocateur, positioning The Shards as a potential summer obsession for viewers who appreciate his signature brand of outrageous television.
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Image Credit: ‘The Shards,’ FX/Hulu Ryan Murphy & Bret Easton Ellis are a match made in hell for FX’s lurid, ’80s set thriller The Shards, an adaptation of the latter’s acclaimed auto-fiction novel of the same name. It’s actually a wonder it took these two out provocateurs so long to collaborate considering their overlapping interests, many of which are on display in the series’ first trailer: Beautiful people lying & cheating, beautiful people …
The Shards Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s New FX TV Show Is Full of Sex, Drugs, & Murder
(Photo Credit: FX) The first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX TV series, The Shards, has been released. The project was previously in development at HBO before being dropped, with Murphy later reviving it for FX. The Shards is based on Bret Easton Ellis’ eponymous semi-autobiographical novel. The show’s synopsis reads, “Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an el…
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Ryan Murphy's glamorous 1980s set murder mystery TV thriller lands first-look trailer
Disney has unveiled the first look at Ryan Murphy's new serial killer thriller The Shards - and it looks pretty stylish and dark.The drama series, which is based on the acclaimed 2021 novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis, is set to premiere with the first two episodes on Thursday 6 August on Disney+.The story follows a group of rich teenagers at an elite prep school in 1980s Los Angeles.At the centre of the tale is Bret (Igby Rigney), an …
FX's "The Shards" Trailer Teases a Dark Mystery in 1980s Los Angeles
FX's latest series from Ryan Murphy, The Shards, has debuted its trailer – following four teenagers in 1980s Los Angeles navigating identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.What's Happening:Based on the acclaimed and bestselling novel by author Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho), The...
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