EXCLUSIVE : Billie Lourd , a Ryan Murphy universe regular, and Jessica Barden , who appeared on American Horror Stories, are set for recurring roles opposite Ella Beatty in the fourth installment of Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology for Netflix.

The new season follows the series’ first female “monster,” Lizzie Borden (Beatty), who was tried and acquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, MA. Lourd will play Lizzie’s older sister Emma Borden. Barden will portray Nance O’Neill, a stage actress whose close friendship with Lizzie created a rift between her and her sister Emma.

In addition to Beatty, the season’s main cast includes Vicky Krieps as maid Bridget Sullivan, Rebecca Hall as Lizzie’s stepmother Abby Borden, and Charlie Hunnam

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