Ella Beatty was chosen to bring the legendary serial killer to life in Ryan Murphy’s latest Monster story…Another day, another series from the prolific, award-winning writer/producer/director Ryan Murphy, who expands his “Monster” series with a new tale, this time taking on the legendary Lizzie Borden, the infamous Massachusetts woman who was accused of the 1892 axe murder of her parents, with Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. After an extensive search for someone to play the lead role, Murphy and showrunner Ian Brennan chose Ella Beatty as the actor to bring Lizzie to life. “I am so excited for viewers to experience our exploration of Lizzie Borden’s story and the questions that her life animates to this day,” Beatty tells Tudum. This season gives us our first female Monster and delves into female rage and repression, which I’ve found to feel strikingly relevant. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story arrives on Netflix on September 17th.