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SHARDS, THE
Air Date: Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:11 PM EST on FX/HULU
Episode Title: (#101) "Pilot"
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FX's "The Shards"

Season 1 Episode Descriptions

"Pilot"

101 8/5/26 9:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm PT

It's the summer of 1981 in Los Angeles; a series of disturbing crimes coincides with the arrival of a strange new student in Bret's orbit. Written for Television by Ryan Murphy & Bret Easton Ellis. Directed by Ryan Murphy.







SHARDS, THE (FX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/5/26 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (summer 2026)
TIME SLOT:
wednesdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from Hulu's web site, August 2026) In 1980s Los Angeles, aspiring writer Bret and his elite prep school circle navigate identity, desire and obsession as a magnetic new student arrives amid a serial killer’s reign of terror.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Evan Rachel Wood as Liz Schaffer
· Graham Campbell as Thom Wright
· Hayes Warner as Debbie Shaffer
· Homer Gere as Robert Mallory
· Igby Rigney as Bret Easton Ellis
· Jordan Roth as Steven Reinhardt
· Kaia Gerber as Susan Reynolds
· Wes Bentley as Terry Schaffer
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brad Simpson as EP
· Bret Easton Ellis as BOOK/CRTR/EP
· Brian Young as EP
· Eric Kovtun as EP
· Kathleen McCaffrey as EP
· Max Winkler as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Michael Uppendahl as EP
· Nick Hall as EP
· Nina Jacobson as EP
· Nissa Diederich as EP
· Ryan Murphy as EP
· Scott Robertson as EP
· Tanase Popa as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Television
· Ryan Murphy Television