Ryan Murphy’s The Shards Trailer Mixes 1980s Glamour With Drugs and a Serial Killer

‘The Shards’ Third Trailer Promises a Summer of Backstabbing and Serial Killing in 1981

The third trailer for creator Ryan Murphy’s “The Shards”, based on the 2023 prep school thriller novel by American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis, laments how hard kids had it in 1981.  To be fair, there’s a serial killer on the loose and a lot of backstabbing in the trailer below. Look for “The Shards” to premiere on FX and Hulu on August 5 at 6 p.m. PT. Igby Rigney (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Homer Gere (“The Agency”), Graham Campbell…

Ryan Murphy’s The Shards Trailer Mixes 1980s Glamour With Drugs and a Serial Killer

Image Credit: FX Networks Ryan Murphy mixes ’80s glamour with a thriller in his new FX series. Viewers get a clearer glimpse of the show’s premise in the official Trailer 3. The anticipated show is based on the American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis’ semi-autobiographical 2021 novel, The Shards. The official synopsis reads, “Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an …

‘The Shards’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy & Bret Easton Ellis Bring Teenage Paranoia, Sex & Murder To 1981 L.A.

Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis are joining forces for “The Shards,” a new FX drama based on Ellis’ acclaimed 2023 novel, and the network has unveiled the first full trailer ahead of its August premiere. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, “The Shards” follows Bret (Igby Rigney), an aspiring writer entering his senior year at an elite prep school. His tightly controlled world begins to unravel when Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), a mysterious and magneti…