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He continued: \u201cThe interesting thing about The Shards is that it\u2019s made for everybody. Specifically, it\u2019s made for you if you grew up in the \u201880s, and it\u2019s made for young people who are that age. In the back of my mind, I was always like, \u2018Being too graphic and too sensational is not the way to go.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Murphy teased \u201clonging and eroticism\u201d in the FX series that was approached \u201cvery responsibly\u201d<\/a> with intimacy coordinators.<\/p>\n\u201cBut I would say that the older I get, the more I become an old Victorian prude,\u201d he noted. \u201cMaybe because I\u2019m a father, I\u2019m like, \u2018We don\u2019t need to show that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Shards_02.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Pari Dukovic\/FX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile teasing the series, Murphy called the sexual scenes \u201ctasteful,\u201d adding, \u201cIt certainly will launch discussions. We were all conscious of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He concluded: \u201cA lot of this cast is new, and I didn\u2019t want to put anybody in any situations in any of the scenes. The thing I always lead with actors is, \u2018What do you feel comfortable doing?\u2019 I always empower actors in those situations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Based on Ellis\u2019 novel, The Shards<\/em> is set in Los Angeles in 1981 and follows a 17-year-old version of the author during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. His world is upended by the arrival of a mysterious new student<\/a>, Robert Mallory, whose \u201cunsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler,\u201d according to the synopsis.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I would say that the older I get, the more I become an old Victorian prude,\u201d he noted. \u201cMaybe because I\u2019m a father, I\u2019m like, \u2018We don\u2019t need to show that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n While teasing the series, Murphy called the sexual scenes \u201ctasteful,\u201d adding, \u201cIt certainly will launch discussions. We were all conscious of that.\u201d<\/p>\n He concluded: \u201cA lot of this cast is new, and I didn\u2019t want to put anybody in any situations in any of the scenes. The thing I always lead with actors is, \u2018What do you feel comfortable doing?\u2019 I always empower actors in those situations.\u201d<\/p>\n Based on Ellis\u2019 novel, The Shards<\/em> is set in Los Angeles in 1981 and follows a 17-year-old version of the author during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. His world is upended by the arrival of a mysterious new student<\/a>, Robert Mallory, whose \u201cunsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler,\u201d according to the synopsis.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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