The Shards

tv · Released

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.

Release dates

• Season premiere: 2026-08-05
• Trailer: 2026-07-31
• Trailer: 2026-07-21
• Trailer: 2026-07-14
• Streaming release: 2024-08-05

Timeline

• 2026-08-06 — Streamer attached: The Shards is being produced for FX.
• 2026-08-05 — Released: TMDb status: Returning Series
• 2026-08-05 — Release date set: Release date set to 2026-08-05
• 2026-08-05 — Season premiere: Season 1 premiere
• 2026-08-05 — Based on: The Shards is adapted from Bret Easton Ellis's novel.
• 2026-08-05 — Streamer attached: The Shards is a drama series on FX.
• 2026-07-14 — Trailer: Trailer: Official Trailer
• 2024-08-05 — Streaming release: The Shards debuts on FX.

Also confirmed: Casting, Filming started, Studio attached.

Cast & crew

Igby Rigney · Bret Easton Ellis · Graham Campbell · Hayes Warner · Wes Bentley · Homer Gere · Kaia Gerber · Bret Easton Ellis · Evan Rachel Wood

Studios & networks

FX · 20th Television · Color Force · Ryan Murphy Television · Sodium Fox Productions