US EditionInside Netflix's Newest 'Monster': The True Story of Ed Gein, Explained
The Netflix series, starring Charlie Hunnam, dramatizes Ed Gein's psychological descent and his influence on horror icons like Norman Bates and Leatherface.
- On October 3, 2025, Monster: The Ed Gein Story premiered globally on Netflix, with lead actor Charlie Hunnam, 45, describing the set atmosphere as joyous and uplifting.
- Set in 1950s Wisconsin, Ed Gein's crimes involved grave robbing over more than 40 corpses and inspired horror characters like Norman Bates, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill.
- Charlie Hunnam underwent an intensive transformation to inhabit Gein's frail frame, losing nearly 30 pounds in three weeks; he stayed in character and ended filming by visiting Gein's grave.
- The series dramatizes events, including a fictionalized killing of Henry, while evoking Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs to blur fact and fiction.
- Series star Charlie Hunnam told Tudum, `This is going to be the really human, tender, unflinching, no-holds-barred exploration of who Ed was and what he did. But who he was being at the center of it, rather than what he did`, as the third installment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's Monster anthology.
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The monster-True-Crime series is one of Netflix's greatest successes. Actor Charlie Hunnam embodies serial killer Ed Gein - and needed time to leave the role behind.
It already happened with Jeffrey Dahmer . Also with the Menéndez brothers . The series 'Monster' razed in Netflix with its first two seasons and now has done it again. This Friday, the platform premiered its third installment, based on the story of one of the most famous killers in the U.S.: Ed Gein . In just a few days, fiction has slipped among the most seen in Spain and worldwide. With a total of 8 episodes , 'Monster: The story of Ed Gein' p…
Charlie Hunnam Reveals Why Monster: The Ed Gein Story Set Was ‘Joyous’ Despite the Show’s Dark Subject Matter
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John McEnroe's actress daughter Emily shares behind-the-scenes look into her experience on 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' set
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Monster Season 3's Charlie Hunnam on Why He Agreed to Play Ed Gein
Photo Credit: Netflix Charlie Hunnam recently opened up about his transformation for Monster: The Ed Gein Story, which premiered on Netflix on October 3. In the interview, the actor discussed his intense preparation for the role, the emotional challenges he faced, and his effort to find humanity in one of history’s most disturbing figures. Charlie Hunnam explains what drew him to Monster: The Ed Gein Story Charlie Hunnam explained in an intervie…
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