Yes, Ryan Murphy has considered a "Monster "season about Luigi Mangione Jessica WangSeptember 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM 8 Curtis Means Pool/Getty Luigi Mangione appears in a Manhattan court in February It appears Ryan Murphy has seen the calls for him to tackle a series about Luigi Mangione, the young man...
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Jessica WangSeptember 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Luigi Mangione appears in a Manhattan court in February
It appears Ryan Murphy has seen the calls for him to tackle a series about Luigi Mangione, the young man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year.
The Emmy-winning television creator and writer revealed that he has, in fact, considered developing a season of his Netflix true crime anthology Monster about Mangione while speaking to Variety for a larger profile on Charlie Hunnam, who is set to portray serial killer and body snatcher Ed Gein in the upcoming season 3 of Monster.
"We have a 'maybe one day' file," Murphy said of stories that just aren't ready yet, confirming that Mangione is on his radar. However, it's still much too early to map out that narrative. "We know nothing about him," Murphy said. "There was nothing to write — we didn't have information yet. Maybe something will come out in the trial."
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Luigi Mangione leaves a hearing in Pennsylvania in December 2024
Mangione, a 26-year-old from Maryland, captured national attention after he was taken into custody for the fatal shooting of Thompson during the early hours of Dec. 4, 2024 outside of a hotel in Manhattan. Prosecutors have maintained that Mangione was driven by anger against the health care industry and corporate greed, citing personal diary entries obtained following his arrest.
Mangione was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in April on 11 counts, including one count of murder in the first degree and other weapons and forgery charges. He faces life in prison without possibility of parole if convicted. Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him, also faces charges in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested after a week-long manhunt.
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Murphy fans have been campaigning for a series about Mangione since the arrest, making note of the uncanny resemblance between him and actor Dave Franco. Franco is well aware of the fervent fan casting. "I've never received more texts in my life about anything," Franco told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year about the folks who've reached out about a Mangione project.
"Not just friends — anyone who has my phone number has reached out about it," Franco said, adding that no official offers have come in just yet.
Several documentaries about Mangione have already been released, including Hulu and 20/20's Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder and HBO Max's Who is Luigi Mangione? Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind 2007's Taxi to the Dark Side, is also developing a project about the shooting.
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