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Netflix fans are only just realising leading man of shocking hit show is a secret nepo baby- can you guess who?

Fans took to Reddit upon making the discovery

NETFLIX fans have realised a star of a hit show comes from a famous family - branding him a 'nepo baby'.

The second series of crime drama anthology Monster launched on the streamer last month.

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Fans have realised a star of a hit Netflix series comes from a famous familyCredit: COURTESY OF NETFLIX
Cooper Koch plays Erik Menendez on Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryCredit: Alamy
Fans have discovered Cooper has a showbiz link through his grandfather (pictured)Credit: Getty

Series two centres on the real-life 1989 murders of married couple José and Kitty Menendez.

Cooper Koch, 28, plays Erik Menendez, who carried out the killings alongside older brother Lyle.

On Reddit, viewers discovered actor Cooper's real-life high profile family connections.

A fan penned: "[Today I learned] Cooper Koch is the grandson of Hawk Koch, the former president of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America."

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Film producer Howard "Hawk" Koch Jr executive produced Wayne's World, its sequel and many other movies.

The 78-year-old's own father, Howard Koch Sr, was a film and television producer/director.

Regarding Cooper, some branded him a "nepo baby" - referring to a person whose career has been helped by an influential family member.

One person commented: "Nowadays I expect every new actor/singer to be a Nepo baby and I'm more shocked when they're not."

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Another added: "Hollywood is just all Nepo babies."

While a third wrote: "He’s a nepo baby but he’s talented and cute so I’ll excuse it.

playing older brother Lyle Menendez.

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan developed Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

It follows predecessor Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which focused on the eponymous serial killer.

In series two, Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem takes on the role of José Menendez.

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Golden Globe winner Chloe Sevigny plays the role of Kitty Menendez.

Ari Graynor as Leslie Abrahamson and Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne round out the core cast.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is streaming on Netflix.

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The core cast also includes Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny and Nicholas Alexander ChavezCredit: The Mega Agency
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