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The Shards

2026 · 1 season · Drama, Mystery

If looks could kill.

17-year-old Bret Easton Ellis is in his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending his world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 9 episodes (August 5, 2026)

Cast

• Igby Rigney as Bret Easton Ellis
• Kaia Gerber as Susan Reynolds
• Homer Gere as Robert Mallory
• Hayes Warner as Debbie Schaffer
• Graham Campbell as Thom Wright
• Evan Rachel Wood as Liz Schaffer
• Wes Bentley as Terry Schaffer

Details

Created by

Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis

First aired

August 5, 2026

Episodes

9

Genres

Drama, Mystery

Network

FX

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

7.1 / 10 from 68 votes