‘The Shards’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s High School Drama Is a Hypnotic Homage to ’80s Serial Killers
Tech > Services & Software > Streaming Services ‘The Shards’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s High School Drama Is a Hypnotic Homage to ’80s Serial Killers The new FX thriller, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, is a fun stylized serial killer throwback. Aaron Pruner Writer Aaron covers what's exciting and new in the world of home entertainment and streaming TV.… Read full bio Aaron Pruner Writer Read full bio August 5, 2026, 11:40 am ET 4 min read Take a trip back to 1981 L.A. in The Shards. Ray Mickshaw/FX The Shards, the newest horror-flavored series from Ryan Murphy and an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name, premieres Wednesday with its first two episodes dropping on FX and Hulu.
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- ▪Aaron Pruner Writer Aaron covers what's exciting and new in the world of home entertainment and streaming TV.… Read full bio Aaron Pruner Writer Read full bio August 5, 2026, 11:40 am ET 4 min read Take a trip back to 1981 L.A. in The Shard
- ▪Ray Mickshaw/FX The Shards, the newest horror-flavored series from Ryan Murphy and an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name, premieres Wednesday with its first two episodes dropping on FX and Hulu.
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Tech > Services & Software > Streaming Services ‘The Shards’ Review: Ryan Murphy’s High School Drama Is a Hypnotic Homage to ’80s Serial Killers The new FX thriller, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, is a fun stylized serial killer throwback. Aaron Pruner Writer Aaron covers what's exciting and new in the world of home entertainment and streaming TV.… Read full bio Aaron Pruner Writer Read full bio August 5, 2026, 11:40 am ET 4 min read Take a trip back to 1981 L.A. in The Shards. Ray Mickshaw/FX The Shards, the newest horror-flavored series from Ryan Murphy and an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name, premieres Wednesday with its first two episodes dropping on FX and Hulu.
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