"This show will certainly launch discussions," the prolific creator tells The Hollywood Reporter, as his latest buzzy adaptation hits with high anticipation.

The Shards brings the cocaine-addled teens of a 1980s prep school to life with a cast of newcomers and a heavy dose of sleaze

Murphy is back on form with this gorgeously curated, shot and scored adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel – about a serial killer stalking privileged LA teenagers