Sex, drugs and serial killers: inside Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis’s lurid TV thriller
9 news sources are covering this Entertainment story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"Sex, drugs and serial killers: inside Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis’s lurid TV thriller" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 10 articles from 9 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WSJ, Variety, Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 48d ago.
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Coverage (10)
- ‘The Shards’ and ‘Sterling Point’ Review: Variations on Teenage Malcontent WSJ · 50d ago
- FX’s Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘The Shards’ Can’t Be Saved by a Strong Lead Performance: TV Review Variety · 50d ago
- Ryan Murphy recreates 1981 L.A. as the land of sun and serial killers in ‘The Shards’ Los Angeles Times · 50d ago
- 'The Shards' Review: Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis' FX/Hulu Collab The Hollywood Reporter · 50d ago
- “The Shards” and “Sterling Point” Offer Class Struggle as Teen Drama The New York Times · 50d ago
- The Shards review – murder, 80s mayhem and the Ryan Murphy comeback we’ve been waiting for The Guardian · 50d ago
- The Brief: Retro Malls and Cheese Ball Challenges Event Marketer · 50d ago
- The Shards (2026) IMDb · 50d ago
- How to watch 'The Shards' online Yahoo · 50d ago
- Sex, drugs and serial killers: inside Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis’s lurid TV thriller The Guardian · 50d ago
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