The Shards
17-year-old Bret Easton Ellis is in his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending his 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.
very high confidence
What people are saying
Updated nightlyPeople are pretty split on "The Shards," a Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis series about a teen version of Ellis investigating a serial killer. The story gets slammed as unoriginal and poorly paced, but it's stunning to look at and has a darkly funny edge. Igby Rigney, as the lead Bret, and Hayes Warner get solid praise, but Kaia Gerber's Susan Reynolds is a low point. Wes Bentley's brief appearance as Terry Schaffer is a standout for the few who mentioned him.
Sentiment split
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- Positive45%
- Mixed17%
- Negative38%
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The Shards in the news
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