The Shards: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, The Shards follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.

Series details

• Title: The Shards
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2026-08-05
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Hulu
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 68193
• IMDb ID: tt27543562
• TVDB ID: 450799

Cast and credited roles

• Igby Rigney — Bret Easton Ellis
• Homer Gere — Robert Mallory
• Kaia Gerber — Susan Reynolds
• Hayes Warner — Debbie Schaffer
• Graham Campbell — Thom Wright
• Evan Rachel Wood — Liz Schaffer
• Wes Bentley — Terry Schaffer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-08-05; final listed air date 2026-09-09; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Shards on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.