IGN’s review finds Netflix’s fourth Monster season a clumsy, heavily fictionalised account of the 1892 Lizzie Borden murders. It presents Lizzie as guilty from the outset and focuses on her motives, framing the story around female rage, but the reviewer argues that its themes are overstated and lack depth.

The series depicts Lizzie, played by Ella Beatty, and housemaid Bridget “Maggie” Sullivan as collaborators in the killings of Andrew and Abby Borden, despite the real case remaining unresolved. The review criticises the uneven tone, inconsistent directing and delayed attempts to humanise the victims, while noting strong performances from Rebecca Hall and Charlie Hunnam that are sometimes undermined by exaggerated characterisation.