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Look: Charlie Hunnam is Ed Gein in 'Monster' Season 3
Season 3 explores Ed Gein's crimes, revealing how his actions inspired iconic horror characters and reshaped the genre, with Charlie Hunnam leading the cast.
- Netflix released first-look images showing Monster: The Ed Gein Story will premiere on Oct. 3, 2025 with all episodes arriving worldwide.
- Creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan executive produce Monster anthology, with Brennan as primary writer; the series returns after seasons on Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers.
- The supporting cast includes Tom Hollander, Laurie Metcalf and Suzanna Son, with Charlie Hunnam starring as Ed Gein and executive producing; Netflix released first-look posters inspired by Silence of the Lambs, Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
- The series has also sparked backlash from subjects' families, with the Menendez family objecting, while earlier seasons earned Emmy recognition and prompted Netflix to commission more seasons.
- Ryan Murphy framed the season as examining isolation and psychosis, while Season 4 will focus on Lizzie Borden with Ella Beatty attached; the Oct. 3, 2025 premiere precedes the Sep. 14, 2025 Emmy Awards.
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Charlie Hunnam Transforms Into Murderer Ed Gein in First Look at Netflix's New Season of 'Monster'
The series streams Oct. 3 on NetflixAlan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty; Netflix Charlie Hunnam in London on July 8, 2025 (L); Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' (R)NEED TO KNOWSee Charlie Hunnam transform into infamous murderer Ed Gein in the first-look posters for Monster: The Ed Gein StoryHunnam stars alongside Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander and Suzanna Son in the third season of Ryan Murphy's MonsterMonster: The Ed Gein Stor…
Learn more about Ed Gein—subject of Ryan Murphy's 'Monsters' season 3
Netflix announced the third season of Ryan Murphy's popular anthology series, Monsters, and revealed that the subject will be Ed Gein. This comes after two successful seasons – the first centered on Jeffrey Dahmer and the second on the Menendez Brothers. Now, Murphy and his creative partner Ian Brennan are focusing on one of the most notorious serial killers of all time. So much so that his murders went on to inspire three classic movies: The Si…
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