Ella Beatty leads Netflix's Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story as Lizzie Borden, the first female subject of the anthology's season-long central story.
Why Beatty was chosen
Netflix Tudum reports that creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan conducted an extensive casting search before choosing Beatty. Brennan said the casting decision became clear quickly once they saw her audition.
How Beatty approached Lizzie
Beatty has said she researched the real Borden case and listened to true-crime material before separating the historical record from the show's fictionalized version of Lizzie.
The show's version of Lizzie
The series presents Lizzie as a young heiress constrained by her family and Victorian expectations. That is a dramatic interpretation, not a complete historical biography.
Why the role matters to the season
Beatty's performance anchors the show's exploration of violence, gender, family pressure and the way a historical murder case became part of American popular culture.
Quick answer
Ella Beatty plays Lizzie Borden in Netflix's fourth Monster season. She researched the historical case but approached the role as the show's fictionalized interpretation of Lizzie.
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Fact-check note
This article distinguishes the Netflix dramatization from documented history. Lizzie Borden was acquitted in 1893; claims about guilt, private relationships, motives and events not established by surviving records are described as fictionalized or disputed rather than settled fact.
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