Ryan Murphy’s latest project debuted last night after months of teasing fans with the promise of a new soapy queer drama from the king of soapy queer dramas. The steamy teen murder mystery is based on the 2023 novel of the same name by famed gay American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis. But if you thought The Shards was going to be a simple coming-of-age high school drama, you’d be dead wrong. FX If you haven’t had a chance to binge the first two episodes of The Shards, you’re probably wondering just how gay it is. The soundtrack is also full of ‘80s gay faves like Duran Duran, The Go-Go’s, Joan Jett, Fleetwood Mac, and Dionne Warwick.