Alumni News
The Shards Slated for FX Release
The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis '86 finds its streaming home on FX. The series will debut on August 5.
Reports Deadline:
"First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting the shelves in 2023, The Shards, from 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Productions, is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Ellis. Set in Los Angeles 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."