Netflix has released the first chilling teaser trailer for ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story‘, the third instalment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s acclaimed anthology series. Arriving this October, the new season turns its lens on Ed Gein, the quiet Wisconsin farm boy whose gruesome crimes in the 1950s warped into some of Hollywood’s most iconic nightmares.
The trailer immediately sets the tone, opening with the voice of Alfred Hitchcock, played by Tom Hollander (Pride and Prejudice, In the Loop), asking, “What shocks you most about him?” as footage cuts to police unearthing horrors from Gein’s farmhouse. It’s a sinister framing that draws a direct line between Gein’s crimes and the cinematic legends he inspired, from Norman Bates in Psycho, to Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs.
At the centre of the story is Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, Crimson Peak), taking on the demanding role of Gein himself. Hunnam immersed himself in the research, even listening to a rare hour-long police recording of Gein just days after his arrest, to capture the unsettling rhythms of the man’s speech. Speaking about the challenge, Hunnam said: “I wanted to get as close as possible to who Ed was, to do him justice, and for this thing to feel authentic.”
Gein’s relationship with his domineering mother Augusta, played by Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird, JFK, Desperately Seeking Susan), looms large, with the pair developing a close collaboration behind the scenes to portray the thorny dynamic. They’re joined by Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Idol) as Adeline Watkins, Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Old), Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, An Education), and Lesley Manville (Another Year, Phantom Thread).
For Murphy and Brennan, the season digs deeper than the grisly headlines. “The thesis statement of every season is: are monsters born or are they made?” Murphy says. “I think in Ed’s case, it’s probably a little of both.” Brennan adds: “I think this is the best season of the three, and I think it’s going to blow people’s socks off.”
The teaser doesn’t shy away from that ambition. Alongside Hitchcock’s narration, we glimpse haunting scenes of Gein’s rural isolation, the police investigations, and flashes of the cultural ripple effects that would follow. It’s both a horror story and a meditation on how one man’s darkness reshaped modern cinema.
‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story‘ (aka Season 3) premieres Friday, 10th October 2025 on Netflix.
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