Netflix Expands Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ Franchise With Two More Installments Following ‘Dahmer’ Success & Renews ‘The Watcher’ For Season 2
07.11.2022 - 20:35
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Ryan Murphy has another anthology after Netflix ordered two additional installments of his Monster franchise following the success of Dahmer.
The streamer has also ordered a second season of his drama series The Watcher.
Neither move is a surprise given the ratings success of both shows, particularly the outsized ratings of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which is on course to reach 1B hours viewed in the coming weeks.
Both Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and The Watcher come from American Horror Story co-creator Murphy and Glee co-creator Ian Brennan.
Netflix didn’t disclose what the two additional installments of the Monster anthology franchise will cover but said that they will “tell the stories of other monstrous figures who have impacted society”.
Murphy is behind an incredible number of franchises including American Horror Story, American Horror Stories, American Crime Story, American Love Story, Feud and 9-1-1.
The streamer has been keen to extend the franchise since it became clear that Dahmer would be a huge success – becoming Netflix’s second biggest English-language series after Stranger Things.
The success of both shows has silenced those that believed Murphy failed to deliver hits for the streamer after signing a $300M deal in 2018. Murphy’s deal is up in the coming months and there’ll be intense scrutiny as to whether he extends his pact with Netflix, moves to a rival, or teams back up with his close friend Dana Walden, who is now Chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content.
But he recently told the New York Times, “I might not do anything,” he said. “I might retire and launch a line of beeswax products. I would not be surprised if I moved to the East Coast and changed my life