<p class="ingestion featured-caption">In "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story," Nicholas Chavez plays Lyle Menendez, Chloë Sevigny plays Kitty Menendez, Javier Bardem plays Jose Menendez, and Cooper Koch plays Erik Menendez.Courtesy Of Netflix</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" has topped Netflix's streaming chart. </li><li>Fans of the series will likely enjoy its predecessor, "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story."</li></ul><p>Netflix's "<a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-monsters-erik-menendez-family-members-criticize-show-2024-9">Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story</a>" is the streamer's latest true crime hit.</p><p>After the success of "<a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-dahmer-netflix-hollywood-worst-experience-set-black-woman-2022-11">Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story</a>," which won multiple Emmys and is the third most-watched English language series on Netflix, the streamer gave the green light for co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan to develop more limited series about high-profile killers.</p><p>The second season tells the story of two brothers, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/monsters-where-are-lyle-and-erik-menendez-brothers-now-2024-9">Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez</a>, who were handed life sentences for killing their parents in 1989. A week since it was released, it has topped the Netflix streaming chart.</p><p>True crime is a major genre for Netflix and other streamers, with shows like "Monster" and "<a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baby-reindeer-timeline-fiona-harvey-richard-gadd-piers-morgan-martha-2024-5">Baby Reindeer</a>" sparking huge conversations.</p><p>Netflix has already renewed the series for a third season, where Charlie Hunham will play the serial killer Ed Gein.</p><p>Here are some other shows to watch in the meantime.</p>