Monster (American TV series)
Season 1: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>"Bad Meat"</td><td>Carl Franklin</td><td>Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>"Please Don't Go"</td><td>Clement Virgo</td><td>Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>"Doin' A Dahmer"</td><td>Clement Virgo</td><td>Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>"The Good Boy Box"</td><td>Jennifer Lynch</td><td>Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>"Blood On Their Hands"</td><td>Jennifer Lynch</td><td>Ian Brennan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>"Silenced"</td><td>Paris Barclay</td><td>David McMillan & Janet Mock</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>"Cassandra"</td><td>Jennifer Lynch</td><td>Ian Brennan & Janet Mock & David McMillan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>"Lionel"</td><td>Gregg Araki</td><td>Ian Brennan & David McMillan</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>"The Bogeyman"</td><td>Jennifer Lynch</td><td>Ian Brennan & David McMillan & Reilly Smith</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>"God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance"</td><td>Paris Barclay</td><td>Ian Brennan & David McMillan & Reilly Smith & Todd Kubrak</td><td>September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21)</td></tr></tbody></table>
Season 2: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024)
<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>"Blame It on the Rain"</td><td>Carl Franklin</td><td>Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>"Spree"</td><td>Carl Franklin</td><td>Ian Brennan & David McMillan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"</td><td>Paris Barclay</td><td>Ian Brennan & David McMillan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>4</td><td>"Kill or Be Killed"</td><td>Paris Barclay</td><td>Ian Brennan & David McMillan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>"The Hurt Man"</td><td>Michael Uppendahl</td><td>Ian Brennan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>6</td><td>"Don't Dream It's Over"</td><td>Max Winkler</td><td>Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>7</td><td>"Showtime"</td><td>Michael Uppendahl</td><td>David McMillan & Reilly Smith & Todd Kubrak</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>8</td><td>"Seismic Shifts"</td><td>Ian Brennan</td><td>Ian Brennan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>9</td><td>"Hang Men"</td><td>Michael Uppendahl</td><td>David McMillan & Reilly Smith & Todd Kubrak & Ian Brennan</td><td>September 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)</td></tr></tbody></table>
Development
In 2018, co-creator and co-showrunner Ryan Murphy) signed a deal with Netflix for $300 million to create original television shows. On October 2, 2020, a limited series focusing on the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was announced to have been greenlit from Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan), titled Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. To prepare for the role, Dahmer actor Evan Peters reportedly "stayed in ... character ... for months."
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