Ryan Murphy is about to take us again to Nineteen Eighties Los Angeles. The TV producer mogul is adapting Bret Easton Ellis’ psychological horror novel The Shards, and he’s assembled fairly the forged.
The Shards, which was launched in 2021, is loosely impressed by the American Psycho writer’s personal life rising up. A TV adaptation initially began out at HBO, however these plans fell by way of. Now, Murphy has taken The Shards over to FX.
On July 16, key forged members had been revealed. Who’s taking part in the fictional model of Bret Easton Ellis? What in regards to the mysterious Robert Mallory? TV Insider is breaking down all of the updates about The Shards TV collection.
When is The Shards popping out?
The Shards doesn’t have a premiere date but. We first heard in regards to the present’s transfer to FX again in Might. Given the casting information, manufacturing will probably get underway this yr. The earliest The Shards would premiere is 2026.
Who has been forged in The Shards?
Igby Rigney has been forged as a younger Bret Easton Ellis in The Shards, per Selection. Rigney is greatest identified for his roles within the Mike Flanagan TV universe, together with Midnight Mass, The Fall of the Home of Usher, and The Midnight Membership.
Homer James Jigme Gere will play Robert Mallory, the brand new child on the posh Buckley prep college that Bret attends. The 25-year-old is the son of Richard Gere. The Shards will mark his first main position.
In a Ryan Murphy model twist, the younger Gere will star alongside Kaia Gerber in The Shards. Gerber is connected to star within the collection, however the character she’s taking part in stays unclear. Gerber’s mother, Cindy Crawford, was married to Richard Gere from 1991 to 1995.
Graham Campbell will play Bret’s greatest buddy, Thom. The collection might be his first TV position.
What’s The Shards about?
The Shards takes place primarily in 1981, Bret’s senior yr of highschool. An older Bret recollects what occurred that fateful yr when he met Robert Mallory and the “Trawler” terrorized Los Angeles. Bret turns into obsessive about the serial killer who’s seemingly focusing on younger ladies within the Los Angeles space. As Robert Mallory is welcomed into Bret’s buddy group, Bret turns into satisfied this enigmatic younger man is hiding secrets and techniques.
The Shards was initially serialized by Ellis as an audiobook by way of his podcast earlier than he historically printed in 2021.
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