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📊 Series Specifications
Network FX
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 9
Original Language EN
Creator Ryan Murphy, Bret Easton Ellis
The Shards (2026)
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Returning Series Series Status:
Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.
Synopsis
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
9 Episodes E1 Pilot
It's the summer of 1981 in Los Angeles; a series of disturbing crimes coincides with the arrival of a strange new student in Bret's orbit.
E2 Don't You Want Me
Bret digs deeper into Robert's murky past and uncovers shocking evidence.
E3 Help Me! Rhonda
A beloved student's sudden disappearance causes chaos for the senior class.
E4 Robert's Party
Susan's welcome party for Robert is overshadowed by a terrifying and violent incident.
E5 Murder on the Dancefloor
A televised dance competition culminates with a horrifying showstopper.
E6 Homecoming (1)
Troubled Debbie is galvanized by a new extracurricular.
E7 Homecoming (2)
A surprising Homecoming King and Queen are crowned as the Trawler's killing spree continues.
E8 Hamlet
Something turns rotten in the state of California, as two blackmail plots reveal two devastating secrets.
E9 Stairway to Heaven
With the city on lockdown, Debbie hosts a Halloween party that will change everything.