Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch Don’t Think the Menendez Brothers Are 'Monsters'

Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch play Lyle and Erik Menendez , the brothers who are currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.

The brothers were found guilty in 1996 of murdering their parents, Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez .

The real Erik blasted the series, saying it was full of “blatant lies” and Ryan Murphy defended the show.

Nicholas Koch and Cooper Chavez are the stars of the new series Monsters.

Koch and Chavez starred in indie films like Swallowed and the queer slasher flick They/Them.

Chavez and Koch share the mammoth responsibility of anchoring Monsters as it dives headfirst into deeply upsetting territory.

The brothers claim they were psychologically, emotionally, and sexually abused at the hands of their parents.

Koch and Kim Kardashian took a trip to the Menendez brothers' prison in September .

Koch and Kardashian met Erik and Lyle Menendez , along with other inmates.

Chavez and Koch are trying to process the public’s reaction to the show without letting it affect their work.