Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez discuss their takeaways from playing the Menendez brothers and the mixed reaction to 'Monsters' so far. [INTERVIEW]

"It was really, really powerful and emotional," says the actor who portrays the convicted murderer in the controversial Netflix series of the face-to-face meeting.

Erik Menéndez wants to watch Cooper Koch's portrayal of him — specifically in the critically acclaimed episode The Hurt Man — despite publicly denouncing Ryan Murphy's Monsters. Koch, 28, recalled speaking with Menéndez,

The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story', tells PEOPLE he "was so nervous" before meeting the brothers with Kim Kardashian

This story contains mild spoilers to episode five, “The Hurt Man” in Monsters.] While Netflix true crime drama Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story arrived to mixed reviews and courted controversy over its portrayal of the of real-life convicted murderers,

Cooper Koch's brother said the actor sympathizes with Erik and Lyle Menendez after Netflix's 'Monsters' received backlash for how it covered the murder case

The reality TV star and business mogul was joined by sister Khloé Kardashian and mother Kris Jenner, along with film producer and Anti-Recidivism Coalition founder Scott Budnick. Koch, who portrays Erik alongside Nicholas Alexander Chavez’s Lyle, was also in attendance.