The Shards (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Status: In Development
Premiered: 2026-08-05
Network: FX
Country: US
Airs on: Wednesday
First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstands in 2023, The Shards is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Bret Easton Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character's 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.