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Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story makes up and exaggerates lots of the story, but one thing it does get scarily right is the characters’ appearances. Ryan Murphy’s latest Monster instalment is about the American woman from Fall River, Massachusetts, who was accused of killing her father and stepmother with an axe in August 1892, and…

More than 130 years after Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally murdered in their Massachusetts home, nobody knows for certain who killed them.

Less than a week after its debut, “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” is chopping down the competition, making it the No. 1 show in the world on Netflix.

“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” debuted atop Netflix’s TV list as it scored viewership on par with the previous installments of the crime anthology series.

Ian Brennan has done it again. After premiering on Netflix last Thursday, “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” has spent the weekend as the most-watched Netflix original series in the U.S. and 49 other countries.

Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden in “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.”Credit: Netflix

This article discusses the full season of Netflix’sMonster: The Lizzie Borden Story

In a true Ryan Murphy curveball, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story not only features Borden but one of history’s most infamous female serial killers, Aileen Wuornos.

More than 130 years after Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts, home, people are still asking the same question: Did Lizzie Borden really do it?

‘Full of great performances’ … Ella Beatty in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. Photograph: Netflix‘Full of great performances’ … Ella Beatty in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story. Photograph: Netflix Review