The creative minds behind four of TV's bumper crop of one-shots explain why they did it — and how they pulled it off.

Cooper Koch and Sam Nivola recently met for Variety's Actors on Actors to discuss their incredible performances in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and The White Lotus season 3.

Philiana Ng June 4, 2025 @ 12:00 PM Ari Graynor and Cooper Koch in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" (Credit: Netflix) ...

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: (L-R) Ian Brennan, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Ari Graynor and Cooper Koch attend Netflix FYSEE: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story ATAS Official at ...

Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez (Source: Screengrab from trailer) Cooper Koch is one of the upcoming fresh faces in the industry and he brings a sensitive portrayal in his character of Erik, who in the ...

In Monsters ’ fifth episode, the lens slowly zooms in on Erik (Cooper Koch) as his lawyer, Leslie Abramson (Ari Graynor), gets him to talk about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father ...

In it, Erik Menendez, played by Cooper Koch, tells his lawyer Leslie Abramson [Ari Graynor] the harrowing, heartbreaking, and disturbingly riveting story of the extreme sexual abuse he suffered at the ...

Cooper Koch’s early life and family background Cooper Joseph Koch was born on 16 July 1996, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. He attended Calabasas High School and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts ...

Cooper Koch’s early life and family background Cooper Joseph Koch was born on 16 July 1996, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. He attended Calabasas High School and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts ...

The installment — titled "The Hurt Man" — is a series standout because of the intimately focused way it plays out, filmed in one take and featuring only two actors: Koch, who plays Erik, and Ari ...