GH Star Nicholas Alexander Chavez Lands Coveted Netflix Role As A Menendez Brother

Nicholas Alexander Chavez will take a temporary leave of absence from "General Hospital" when he begins work on "Monster," TVLine reported, but the soap will not be replacing him with a new actor. For his many fans, this signals that his time as Spencer Cassadine has not yet ended, and their dreams of a showdown with the Pentonville bad guys remain alive. While Port Charles suffers his (hopefully temporary) loss, "Monster," undoubtedly, will benefit from Chavez's presence. His forthcoming role in the series should prove demanding given the dark history of the deadly Menendez brothers.

It's unclear what the Netflix series will cover, but what is known from their televised trial is that the teenage brothers admitted to killing their parents, claiming they did so to prevent further sexual abuse by their father. The jury sided with the prosecutors, who argued that the true motive for their crime was a $14 million inheritance. The sensational trial ended in July 1966 with both brothers being sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole, according to CNN. In a fresh twist, Roy Rosselló, former boy band member, supported the brothers' claims with his own April 2023 allegation that José Menendez molested him as a child, Variety reports.

Production of the second season of "Monster" is expected to begin following the end of the 2023 writers' strike, though it's not likely to hit our screens before 2024.