Ryan Murphy's 'The Shards' Adaptation Premieres August 5 on FX and Hulu
FX and Hulu will premiere 'The Shards,' Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel, on August 5, 2025. The dark coming-of-age drama is set in 1980s Los Angeles and follows high school seniors navigating wealth, excess, and a serial killer threat. The project was previously in development at HBO before Murphy took it over in 2025.
Ryan Murphy's adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's autofiction novel 'The Shards' will debut on FX and Hulu on August 5 at 6 p.m. PT. The series, set in 1980s Los Angeles, follows Bret (Igby Rigney), an aspiring writer whose senior year unravels with the arrival of mysterious new student Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), coinciding with a serial killer known as the Trawler targeting teenagers. The ensemble cast includes Kaia Gerber, Hayes Warner, Graham Campbell, Wes Bentley, and Evan Rachel Wood, with Max Winkler directing. The project had a winding development path, initially developed at HBO in 2024 before Murphy and FX took over in May 2025, with a series order following in July. Ellis originally released the novel as a serialized audiobook on his podcast before publishing it in print form in 2023, drawing inspiration from his own high school experiences.
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