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 nightlyThis is a divisive show where people are pretty split. It's a Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis collaboration about a high schooler (Igby Rigney) investigating a serial killer alongside a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere). The look is slick and there are flashes of dark humor, but the biggest criticism by far is that the story feels unoriginal and poorly paced, leaving many frustrated. A few performances stand out, with Igby Rigney and Hayes Warner getting some praise, but the overall plot and characters like Susan Reynolds (Kaia Gerber) just aren't landing for most viewers.
Sentiment split
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- Positive44%
- Mixed18%
- Negative38%
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The Shards in the news
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