The Shards
The Shards: a prep school and a serial killer in 1980s Los Angeles
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The Shards is a drama and mystery series created by Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis for FX. It centres on Bret Easton Ellis, a final-year student at the exclusive Buckley prep school, where a strange newcomer, Robert Mallory, turns everything upside down on arrival, his unsettling presence overlapping with the crimes of a murderer nicknamed the Trawler. Igby Rigney plays Bret, Kaia Gerber plays Susan Reynolds and Homer Gere plays Robert Mallory, with Hayes Warner and Graham Campbell also in the cast. Debuting in August 2026, the show's opening season spans 9 episodes.
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Seasons
Cast
- Igby RigneyBret Easton Ellis9 episodes
- Kaia GerberSusan Reynolds9 episodes
- Homer GereRobert Mallory9 episodes
- Hayes WarnerDebbie Schaffer9 episodes
- Graham CampbellThom Wright9 episodes
- Evan Rachel WoodLiz Schaffer9 episodes
- Wes BentleyTerry Schaffer9 episodes
- Cortes AlexanderPrincipal Croft5 episodes
- Molly PeytonKatherine Latchford1 episodes
- Elena RojasRosa1 episodes
- Gigi CorinneMargo Tyler1 episodes
- Taylor BedfordTennis Court Victim1 episodes
- Tyler VincentSenior Boy #11 episodes
- Jack CoghlanSenior Boy #21 episodes
- Callahan TecenoTaft Tennis Player #11 episodes
- Briley StoutTaft Tennis Player #21 episodes
- Kandiss CroneMorning News Anchor #11 episodes
- Juan MonsalvezMorning News Anchor #21 episodes
Behind the camera
- Ryan MurphyCreator, Director, Writer
- Bret Easton EllisCreator, Writer
- Michael UppendahlDirector
- Crystle Roberson DorseyDirector
- Max MinghellaDirector
- Juli WeinerWriter
- Charles RogersWriter
- Lenore ZionWriter
- David KlotzMusic
- Morgan KibbyMusic
- Cory GeryakCinematography
- Jason McCormickCinematography
Character and job names are shown as recorded in the source.
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