Ryan Murphy Explains Why ‘The Shards’ May Be His Most Emotional Project Ever
"I had a lot of PTSD," the showrunner tells TheWrap about his and Bret Easton Ellis' teen thriller set at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic The post Ryan Murphy Explains Why ‘The Shards’ May Be His Most Emotional Project Ever appeared first on TheWrap .
Ryan Murphy, creator of the FX series "The Shards," explained to TheWrap that the show may be his most emotionally charged project yet. The story is inspired by Bret Easton Ellis' novel, which explores a 17-year-old prep school teen who may be a serial killer, known as The Trawler. Murphy stated that although the AIDS epidemic was not explicitly discussed in Ellis' work, it played a significant role in his own life and the show's emotional undercurrent.
The show focuses on the innocence of youth during the early 1980s, a time when the AIDS epidemic was emerging and the LGBTQ community faced severe ostracization. Murphy revealed that creating the show unearthed a lot of emotions and led him to seek therapy again, as it brought back memories of his own childhood and the loss of friends during that era.
Despite the emotional toll, Murphy and Ellis have already planned a multi-season approach for "The Shards."
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