Netflix Hit 'Monsters' Could Get an 'Extended' Season, Ryan Murphy Says

In a potential case of art influencing life and then imitating it, hit Netflix true-crime series "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" could conceivably gain another episode or two, Ryan Murphy says.

"I think what I would be interested in doing, if Nicholas and Cooper would agree to do it, is maybe one or two episodes that continue the story," Murphy told Variety, referencing series stars Nicholas Alexander Chavez, who plays older Menendez brother Lyle, and Cooper Koch, who plays younger brother Erik.

Variety noted that "a court hearing has been set for Erik and Lyle Menendez as Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón considers new evidence that they were allegedly molested by their father" – a development in the 35-year-old case that Murphy tied back to his show.

"So many people are now interested in the case and it speaks to me about the power of television and what it can do," Murphy told Variety. "It can shine a spotlight on something and it can illuminate dark corners."

The series delves into the trial that followed the arrest of the brothers after they slew their parents with shotguns in 1989. The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison in 1996, but jurors were not allowed to hear their claims that they were sexually abused for years by their father.

The Netflix series focuses on those claims in narratively novel – and often harrowing – ways. One midseason episode consists of a single 29-minute take in which Erik Menendez graphically details a story of horrific sexual abuse while the camera imperceptibly tightens on him, making for a viscerally wrenching viewing experience.

Murphy's camera is not the only high-profile attention the brothers have received lately. The Los Angeles Times, in a recent article, discussed the interest taken in the case by Kim Kardashian, who has advocated for the brothers' release, as well as "a documentary [in which] a former member of the boy band Menudo said the Menendezes' father molested him."

Jose Menendez, the brothers' father, was an executive with RCA Records. The series portrays him as having signed Menudo to the label in a $30 million deal.

As previously reported, Erik Menendez took to social media via his wife's X account to slam the series, declaring that there were "horrible and blatant lies rampant in the show" and accusing the series of "tak[ing] the painful truths several steps backward – back through time to an era where the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women."

Murphy responded with the assertion that Menendez was complaining about the show without having seen it, and declared that Erik and Lyle "get their moment in court, and then some" in the Netflix series.

Murphy reiterated that position to Variety, adding that thanks to renewed interest in the case, the brothers might achieve their long-sought freedom.

"Basically, we did give them a platform," Murphy told the entertainment news outlet, before adding: "I think they can be out of prison by Christmas. I really believe that."

The prolific out writer and producer stated his case with even more emphasis in comments to The Hollywood Reporter, saying, "The Menendez brothers should be sending me flowers."

"They haven't had so much attention in 30 years," Murphy went on to say. "And it's gotten the attention of not only this country, but all over the world."

"There's sort of an outpouring of interest in their lives and in the case. I know for a fact that many people have offered to help them because of the interest of my show and what we did."

If you've already binged the show, hold on... it's not outside the realm of possibility that a coda might be coming.