Ryan Murphy Adds Producers to FX 'Shards' Series

Ryan Murphy is developing a series for FX based on Bret Easton Ellis' 2023 semi-autobiographical novel 'The Shards,' set in 1981 Los Angeles and following 17-year-old Ellis during his senior year at the Buckley prep school. Kaia Gerber is set to star, with Max Winkler attached to direct. The story combines coming-of-age themes with a dark thriller narrative as a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, joins Ellis' circle amid the threat of a serial killer known as The Trawler. The project is produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy, Ellis, Winkler, Nick Hall, Kathleen McCaffrey, and Brian Young will serve as executive producers. The series is still in early development with no writer announced, following a previous attempt to adapt the novel at HBO that did not move forward.