“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” is the 8-episode third season of Netflix’s anthology series from Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy, released October 3, 2025.
Starring Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein and Laurie Metcalf as his mother, Augusta, it chronicles the 1950s crimes of the Wisconsin grave robber who inspired “Psycho” and “The Texas Chain Saw.”
“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” tells the story of how one simple man in Plainfield, Wisconsin became history’s most singular ghoul. He revealed to the world the most horrific truth of all — that monsters aren’t born,
In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm – hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein’s perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades.
Netflix hosted a special FYC event with the cast and creatives behind Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s groundbreaking anthology series which reveals the darker side of human nature.
