Monster showrunner Ian Brennan just addressed a question fans have been buzzing about since Season 4 dropped: does Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story hide any clue about who takes the anthology's spotlight next? Viewers spent weeks scanning every frame for buried references, hoping for another Easter egg. Brennan's answer settles some of that speculation while opening up an entirely different rabbit hole, one built on old patterns and unexpected confessions.

Before unpacking old Easter eggs and unexpected favorites, here is exactly what Brennan said about hidden clues, past patterns, and the season nobody predicted.

Ian Brennan never confirms whether Monster is actually returning for a season 5, but he does address the question fans keep asking. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story carries no secret wink toward the next k*****, despite viewers reading meaning into every uneasy glance from Ella Beatty. Brennan explained that this exact pattern has surfaced before without any planning, pointing to Ed Gein appearing inside Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy showing up as a stark contrast. 

"No, it does not, but we've ended up doing that in the past," Brennan told the outlet.

Us Weekly noted that Brennan backed up his answer with concrete examples instead of vague hand-waving. He pointed out that Gein first slipped into Dahmer as a passing reference, long before earning a season of his own. Gacy appeared there too, deployed on purpose to show how Dahmer differed from someone who was simply cruel for its own sake. Brennan also admitted that spending so much time inside these stories quietly builds a strange, unplanned attachment to the people he portrays.

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While Brennan closes the door on Season 5 clues, the true story behind Season 4 swings wide open.

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story keeps the real skeleton of the case intact, including the timeline and the eventual acquittal. Bridget Sullivan is still called Maggie, matching the historical record, and the poisoning attempt appears in a more explicit form onscreen. Lizzie Borden's later friendship with actress Nance O'Neil also survives the adaptation, even though years of history get compressed into a much tighter window. Beyond those anchors, the series treats the unsolved case as material for invention rather than a careful courtroom retelling.

The biggest departure invents a romantic and conspiratorial bond between Borden and Sullivan that no historical record supports. Abby Borden becomes an exaggerated, openly cruel stepmother, and Andrew Borden gains a fabricated relationship with the household maid purely for dramatic effect. Beatty anchors this fictionalized version alongside Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Rebecca Hall, and Billie Lourd. Accuracy clearly takes a back seat here, and for now, that same inventive spirit is the only hint Ian Brennan is willing to give about who comes next.

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