The Shards (2026)

TV ShowFXDrama, Crime, Thriller1 season, 1 episode
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Plot

First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstands in 2023, The Shards is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Bret Easton Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character's 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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Episodes by season

Season011Episodes2026Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1August 5, 2026—

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Cast

Igby RigneyIgby RigneyBret Easton EllisHomer GereHomer GereRobert MalloryKaia GerberKaia GerberSusan Reynolds
Hayes Warner
Hayes WarnerDebbie Schaffer
Graham Campbell
Graham CampbellThom WrightWes BentleyWes BentleyTerry SchafferEvan Rachel WoodEvan Rachel WoodLiz SchafferJordan RothJordan RothSteven Reinhardt

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