The Shards is FX's latest teen thriller, based on Bret Easton Ellis' eponymous semi-autobiographical novel. The series follows Bret (played by Igby Rigney), a 17-year-old boy during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school in Los Angeles in 1981,

Bret Easton Ellis is 62, but can’t say goodbye to his teenage years. In The Shards (Disney+), a semi-autobiographical adaptation of his 2022 novel, we’re back yet again in the world of privileged Los Angeles high schoolers whose days and nights are a monotonous rota of mall visits and coke-fuelled pool parties,

Ryan Murphy‘s new show The Shards premiered last night on FX and Hulu, introducing viewers to a fictionalized version of young Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney) and his high school pals Susan (Kaia Gerber), Thom (Graham Campbell), and Debbie (Hayes Warner).

Here’s how to watch The Shards, including ways to livestream The Shards online for free and where to buy the Bret Easton Ellis book.

The new FX thriller, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, is a fun stylized serial killer throwback.

The Shards follows a fictionalised version of novelist Bret Easton Ellis during his final year of high school. Based on Ellis’ 2023 book of the same name, it’s September 1981, and the elite world of a wealthy prep school unravels as a serial killer known as “the Trawler” starts targeting students.

American Horror Story meets American Psycho as Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis team up for The Shards, FX's glossy new 80s-set serial killer show.

"The Shards" from Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy delivers sex, drugs and a serial killer among rich kids in 1981 L.A., while "Sterling Point" offers gentler, less hurried teen rituals in Canada's Lake Country.