Netflix series Monster presents The Lizzie Borden Story in its fourth season
Netflix released the fourth installment of the Monster anthology series, titled The Lizzie Borden Story, set in late 19th century Fall River, Massachusetts.
The opening scene depicts violence
The eight-episode show opens with a sequence where Lizzie attacks her stepmother and father with an axe. Her body collapses on the fainting couch in the sitting room after Andrew enters the home.
Characters face domestic struggles
Lizzie lives with a cruel stepmother named Abby, a detached father, and suffers from painful menstrual cycles. A friendship with the family's new housemaid eventually cracks open her world before the violence begins.
The plot seeks meaning
In the final hour, the titular murderess discusses channeling her wealth and notoriety into a force for good. The series retells real events regarding the deaths of her father and stepmother in August 1892.
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- The Hollywood Reporter
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