The Shards
Season 1
55 min
S1 · E1 · Aug 5, 2026
Pilot Episode 1
46 min
S1 · E2 · Aug 5, 2026
Don't You Want Me Episode 2
44 min
S1 · E3 · Aug 12, 2026
Help Me! Rhonda Episode 3
47 min
S1 · E4 · Aug 12, 2026
Robert's Party Episode 4
54 min
S1 · E5 · Aug 19, 2026
Murder on the Dancefloor Episode 5
37 min
S1 · E6 · Aug 26, 2026
Homecoming (1) Episode 6
24 min
S1 · E7 · Aug 26, 2026
Homecoming (2) Episode 7
52 min
S1 · E8 · Sep 2, 2026
Hamlet Episode 8
55 min
S1 · E9 · Sep 9, 2026
Stairway to Heaven Episode 9
9 episodes in Season 1
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“If looks could kill.”
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.
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Cast
101 people
Igby Rigney
Bret Easton Ellis
Known for
Midnight Mass
The Fall of the House of Usher
Kaia Gerber
Susan Reynolds
Known for
Bottoms
Palm Royale
Homer Gere
Robert Mallory
Also in
Euphoria
American Pledge
Hayes Warner
Debbie Schaffer
No other roles listed
Graham Campbell
Thom Wright
Also in
Late Fame
Fake Skating
Evan Rachel Wood
Liz Schaffer
Known for
Westworld
Frozen II
Wes Bentley
Terry Schaffer
Known for
Yellowstone
Interstellar
Jordan Roth
Steven Reinhardt
Also in
I Think I Do
Daniel Dale
Ryan Vaughn
Known for
Your Friends & Neighbors
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
Cortes Alexander
Principal Croft
Known for
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Owen Painter
Matt Kellner
Known for
Wednesday
Tiny Beautiful Things
Ivy Wolk
Rhonda
Known for
Anora
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Bret Easton Ellis Creator · Ryan Murphy Creator Michael Uppendahl Director
Creator Author Executive producer
Bret Easton Ellis
Creator Director Writer Executive producer
Ryan Murphy
Director
Michael Uppendahl
Director
Max Minghella
Writer
Juli Weiner
Writer
Charles Rogers
Executive producer
Brad Simpson
Composer
Morgan Kibby
Composer
David Klotz
Cinematographer
Cory Geryak
Cinematographer
Jason McCormick
Cinematographer
Eric Koretz
Editor
Adam Penn
Editor
Travis Weaver
Editor
Julia Franklin
Production designer
Cat Smith
Costume designer
Joshua J. Marsh
Costume designer
Lou Eyrich
Total runtime 6h 54m · Episode length 46 min · Country United States
Show info
Premiered
August 5, 2026
Latest episode
September 9, 2026
Status
Returning series
Network
FX
Country
United States
Type
Scripted
Episode length
46 min
Total runtime
6h 54m
Original language
English
Production
20th Television
Production
Ryan Murphy Television
Production
Color Force
Production
Sodium Fox Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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