Netflix is taking its Monster anthology to darker territory than ever before with ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’, arriving this October. This third season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s hit true-crime drama focuses on Ed Gein, the mild-mannered Wisconsin farm boy whose twisted crimes in the 1950s inspired some of the most terrifying creations in cinema history. Without Gein, we may never have met Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, or Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.
At the centre of the series is Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, Crimson Peak) in a transformative role as Gein himself. Joining him is Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird, JFK, Desperately Seeking Susan) as Augusta Gein, the domineering mother whose shadow loomed over her son’s life, while Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Idol) plays Adeline Watkins, a local woman who finds herself pulled into his chilling orbit. The ensemble also includes Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Old), Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, An Education), Tom Hollander (Pride and Prejudice, In the Loop), and Lesley Manville (Another Year, Phantom Thread), with roles that link Gein’s crimes to the worlds of both law enforcement and the wider cultural fallout.
The show doesn’t just recount grisly murders; it digs into how this quiet recluse in rural Plainfield became the prototype for Hollywood’s most enduring nightmares. Netflix has already teased the season with haunting posters (below) that highlight Gein’s unsettling cultural legacy, suggesting that this instalment will lean heavily into the idea of how real horror can mutate into myth.
‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ (aka Season 3) premieres Friday, 10th October 2025 on Netflix.
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