Another daytime favorite is officially stepping into the Ryan Murphy universe! Redding Munsell, known to soap fans for his role as Harrison Abbott on The Young and the Restless, has been cast in the highly anticipated new series The Shards.

Key Takeaways

• Redding Munsell has been cast in Ryan Murphy’s The Shards.
• The series premieres August 5, 2026, on FX and Hulu.
• The Shards is based on Bret Easton Ellis’ bestselling novel.
• Munsell joins a star-studded cast led by Igby Rigney and Homer Gere.
• The series follows a dark mystery set in Los Angeles in 1981.

A Dark Mystery Set in 1981 Los Angeles

Set to premiere on August 5, 2026, The Shards is an upcoming teen horror-thriller series coming to FX and streaming on Hulu. The project is created by Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis. It serves as an adaptation of Ellis’s semi-autobiographical bestselling novel of the same name.

The dark, atmospheric story takes viewers back to Los Angeles in 1981. It tracks a 17-year-old version of Bret Easton Ellis during his senior year at the elite Buckley prep school.

Bret’s privileged world is completely turned upside down by the arrival of a magnetic but deeply unsettling new student, Robert Mallory.

Making matters even more tense, Robert’s arrival directly coincides with a string of horrific crimes across the city committed by a serial killer known as “The Trawler.”

Redding Munsell Joins a Star-Studded Cast

Munsell joins a powerhouse ensemble cast for the series.

The main cast features Igby Rigney as Bret Easton Ellis, Homer Gere as Robert Mallory, Graham Campbell as Thom Wright, Hayes Warner as Debbie Shaffer, Wes Bentley as Terry Schaffer, and Kaia Gerber as Susan Reynolds.

The recurring lineup is equally impressive, featuring Evan Rachel Wood as Liz Schaffer, Jordan Roth as Steven Reinhardt, and Owen Painter.

The series is directed by Max Winkler and produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Executive producing the thriller alongside Murphy, Ellis, and Winkler is a massive team including Nick Hall, Kathleen McCaffrey, Michael Uppendahl, Brian Young, Alexis Martin Woodall, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Braxton Pope, and Tanase Popa.

Are you excited to see Redding Munsell tackle this dark new horror-thriller series? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!

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