The second season, which is titled Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, comes again from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, and will star relative newcomers Cooper Koch (Power Book II: Ghost<\/a>) and Nicholas Alexander Chavez (General Hospital) as Erik and Lyle respectively<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, it has now been reported that Bardem and Sevigny will portray Jose and Kitty Menendez, the parents of Erik and Lyle who the brothers murdered.<\/p>\n The brothers were convicted of the murders in 1996<\/a>. They confessed to the killings, but claimed that they did so<\/a> because of physical, emotional and sexual abuse perpetrated against them by their father.<\/p>\n Recently, Roy Rossell\u00f3 \u2013 a member of Puerto Rican band Menudo \u2013 claimed that he was also sexually assaulted<\/a> as a teenager by Jose Menendez, sparking calls for a new appeal.<\/p>\n This second season of Monster is one of two which have been announced<\/a>, although it has not yet been revealed which story the third season will centre around.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Netflix is also currently working on a feature documentary telling the story of the Menendez brothers, with exclusive access to them both.<\/p>\n The first season of Monster was a hit with viewers, becoming Netflix\u2019s second most-watched English language series of all time within 28 days, and receiving four nominations at the Golden Globes.<\/p> However, it also proved controversial<\/a>, with some claiming that it was exploitative and failed to avoid or challenge the worst tropes of true crime dramas.<\/p> ![\"Cooper](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/cooper-koch-nicholas-alexander-chavez-menendez-7d18077.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"cooper-koch-nicholas-alexander-chavez-menendez\\"\/")
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