Following the virality of Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story, Netflix will be releasing a documentary on the case, dubbed The Menendez Brothers, this time from the perspective of the show’s subjects, Erik and Lyle.
Give the discourse around the show, with fans calling out the sensationalising of storylines as well as a review of the case given the abuse the brother’s endured, the fact we’ll be hearing from Lyle and Erik in their own voices is sure to be welcomed.
Erik has already spoken out on Monsters calling its representation of his brother Lyle “horrible and blatant lies”.
In the wake of the show, a petition has also begun to free both brothers from prison, so far accruing over 300,000 signatures.
With interest around the case not just revived but reaching fever pitch, here’s what you need to know about The Menendez Brothers documentary.
What Is The New Documentary On The Menendez Brothers?
The documentary from Netflix and director Alejandro Hartmann, will re-examine the Lyle and Erik Menendez case, pouring “over decades of material surrounding the crime and the subsequent trial.”
Most importantly, viewers will finally hear directly from Erik and Lyle, as well as their cousin Diane Vander Molen and prosecutor Pamela Bozanich.
“What emerges may not answer the many questions that still surround the case, but it does offer another perspective — that of the brothers themselves, provided in all-new audio interviews,” Tudum teases of the doco.
Both Erik and Lyle were sentenced to lief behind bars for murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989.
During their first trial in 1993, Erik’s lawyer Leslie Abramson alleged the men, who were just 18 and 22 respectively at the time, committed the crime out of fear for their lives due to years of abuse from their father and neglect from their mother.
Where Can I Watch The Documentary Of The Menendez Brothers?
According to Tudum, The Menendez Brothers documentary will be available to stream on Netflix from October 7th.
Is The Menendez Story On Netflix True?
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story on Netflix is based on true events, however creative liberation has been taken—much of which viewers and Erik have shared their distaste over.
In the first look at the new documentary we hear from the brothers first hand.
“Everyone asks why we killed our parents,” one of the brothers says off camera before adding: “maybe now people can understand the truth.”
“What happened that night is very well known, but so much hasn’t been told.”
Watch the full trailer below.
