‘The Shards’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s Coming-Of-Age Drama Teases Sex, Drugs & A Missing Girl
The first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s 'The Shards' has arrived, sparking widespread interest in the 1980s-set drama.
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Ryan Murphy is bringing Bret Easton Ellis’s novel The Shards to the screen in a new FX drama series. The project follows a group of students navigating their senior year in 1980s Los Angeles while facing themes of sex, drugs, and a missing girl, alongside the looming threat of a serial killer.
Coverage from Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, and Deadline highlights the debut trailer release. Outlets emphasize the series' atmospheric setting and point to the casting of Igby Rigney and Kaia Gerber in leading roles.
Future developments depend on further announcements from FX regarding the official premiere schedule. Current coverage does not yet specify a release date for the series.
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Quick answers
What is the premise of The Shards?
Based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel, the series follows high school seniors in 1980s Los Angeles dealing with a missing peer and the presence of a serial killer.
Who is starring in the series?
The production stars Igby Rigney and Kaia Gerber.
Who is directing or producing the show?
Ryan Murphy is leading the adaptation for FX.
Coverage (7)
- The Shards Invites You to Sit With the Cool Kids, or Else! Vulture · 3h ago
- ‘The Shards’ Trailer: Drugs, Sex and a Serial Killer Haunt L.A. Teens in FX Drama Series Variety · 3h ago
- Exclusive: Here’s Your First Look at Ryan Murphy’s Adaptation of The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis Vogue · 3h ago
- Richard Gere’s son takes first leading role after viral ‘Euphoria’ part Entertainment Weekly · 3h ago
- ‘The Shards’ Trailer: Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber Navigate Senior Year and a Serial Killer in FX’s Bret Easton Ellis Adaptation The Hollywood Reporter · 3h ago
- Eighties L.A. Is Awash in Sex and Serial Killers in the First Trailer for ‘The Shards’ Rolling Stone · 3h ago
- ‘The Shards’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy’s Coming-Of-Age Drama Teases Sex, Drugs & A Missing Girl Deadline · 3h ago
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