‘The Shards’ Trailer Teases a Sinister Trip Back to 1981

The dark, twisted world of Bret Easton Ellis is coming to the small screen.

Based on the 2023 prep school thriller novel from the author of American Psycho, Ryan Murphy’s upcoming series ‘The Shards’ has received its official trailer ahead of its summer premiere on FX and Hulu.

Watch the trailer below.

‘The Shards’ will debut with its first two episodes on August 5 at 9 p.m. ET on Hulu and FX.

The series stars Igby Rigney (The Fall of the House of Usher), Homer Gere (The Agency), Graham Campbell, Kaia Gerber (Shell), Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld), Wes Bentley, and Hayes Warner.

Set in the glamorous yet dangerous world of 1980s Los Angeles, The Shards follows a group of wealthy high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate obsession, desire, jealousy, identity, and the dark secrets hiding beneath their privileged lives.

The story centers on Bret (Igby Rigney), an aspiring writer whose carefully controlled world begins to collapse when a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), arrives at his school. Robert’s arrival coincides with a wave of fear spreading across Los Angeles as a serial killer known as The Trawler begins targeting teenagers.

Caught in the middle is Bret’s exclusive social circle, including Susan Reynolds (Kaia Gerber), Debbie Schaffer (Hayes Warner), and Thom Wright (Graham Campbell)—a group surrounded by wealth, parties, beauty, and excess while ignoring the darkness creeping closer.

The series also explores the troubled adult world surrounding them through characters including Terry Schaffer (Wes Bentley), Liz Schaffer (Evan Rachel Wood), and Steven Reinhardt (Jordan Roth).

Produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television, The Shards looks ready to deliver a stylish and unsettling psychological thriller filled with mystery, obsession, and murder.

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