Erik Menéndez wants to watch Cooper Koch's portrayal of him — specifically in the critically acclaimed episode The Hurt Man — despite publicly denouncing Ryan Murphy's Monsters. Koch, 28, recalled speaking with Menéndez,

"It was really, really powerful and emotional," says the actor who portrays the convicted murderer in the controversial Netflix series of the face-to-face meeting.

After spending four episodes unpacking the troubled lives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, Netflix’s “Monsters” undergoes an intense shift in style in its fifth episode. Titled “The Hurt Man,” the 33-minute installment plays out in a single take as Erik (Cooper Koch) gives a detailed,

The release of Ryan Murphy's 'Monsters' has brought renewed attention on Erik and Lyle Menendez's attempts to appeal their life sentence

Ryan Murphy's Monsters elicited a divided response about how Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez's murder trial was portrayed in the Netflix series — but it isn't the only show that covers the controversial case.

Koch and co-star Nicholas Chavez discuss with IndieWIre their takeaways from playing two convicted killers and the mixed reaction to Ryan Murphy's latest true-crime tale.

This story contains mild spoilers to episode five, “The Hurt Man” in Monsters.] While Netflix true crime drama Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story arrived to mixed reviews and courted controversy over its portrayal of the of real-life convicted murderers,