FX has announced the premiere of The Shards, a new drama series from executive producer Ryan Murphy based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. The series debuts this summer on FX and Hulu.
What is ‘The Shards’ about?
According to the official description, the series is set against the backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles and follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school “as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.”
At the center is Bret (Igby Rigney), “an aspiring writer and keenly observant teenager whose reality begins to unravel with the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere). Transferring in just before his senior year, Robert’s appearance coincides with the growing terror of The Trawler, a serial killer targeting teenagers across the city.”
Who stars in ‘The Shards’?
The cast includes Rigney, Kaia Gerber as Susan Reynolds, Hayes Warner as Debbie Schaffer, Graham Campbell as Thom Wright, Wes Bentley as Terry Schaffer, Evan Rachel Wood as Liz Schaffer and Jordan Roth as Steven Reinhardt.
Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Ellis, Eric Kovtun and Scott Robertson are among the executive producers. The series is produced by 20th Television.
When does ‘The Shards’ premiere?
The Shards premieres Aug. 5 at 9 p.m. ET on FX and Hulu.
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