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.

Ari Graynor and Cooper Koch in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" (Credit: Netflix) ...

Cooper Koch, who starred as Erik Menendez in 'Monsters,' opened up about his recent conversation with his real-life counterpart.

Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson (Source: Screengrab from trailer) Ari Graynor plays the role of Leslie Abramson, who plays Erik's tenacious defense attorney. Ari’s ...

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 ...

Here is all you need to know about Cooper Koch of Monsters fame, including details around his remarkably rising career graph.

Here is all you need to know about Monsters star Cooper Koch, from his personal life and net worth to his movies and TV shows.

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 ...

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 ...