'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' star Cooper Koch reveals that Lyle Menendez congratulated him on his Emmy nomination

Cooper Koch, who took on the role of Erik Menendez in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, has earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category.

"I spoke [with] Lyle today. He called to send his congrats and was very, very sweet," Koch told Entertainment Weekly for their The Awardist podcast. "He was just so, so sweet... and they're doing really well."

This is the second season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series. It explores the real-life case of the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, in 1996.

While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed - and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole - that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?

The series also earned nominations in the following categories: Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Javier Bardem, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Chloë Sevigny.