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Here’s The Cast Of Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’

On October 3, 2025, Netflix premiered Monster: The Ed Gein Story starring Charles Matthew Hunnam as Ed Gein, with all eight episodes now available to stream.
Created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the third Monster season follows earlier installments on Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, with Netflix announcing in 2024 that Hunnam would portray Ed Gein.
For the physical transformation, Charles Matthew Hunnam lost 30 pounds and used a 70-minute audio interview provided by producer Joshua Kunau, and told Variety, `I started to see him through a series of affectations to please his mother.`
Critical reaction split between praise for performances and criticism of focus, as several reviewers singled out Charles Matthew Hunnam's performance while others said Monster: The Ed Gein Story lacks a central focus.
Long ago, Ed Gein's crimes in Plainfield, Wisconsin inspired Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; he died at age 77 on July 26, 1984.

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Charlie Hunnam Says He Lost 30 Pounds to Transform Into Infamous Murderer Ed Gein for Netflix’s 'Monster'

Charlie Hunnam tells PEOPLE how he embodied Ed Gein in the new season of Netflix's 'Monster.' He explains that he tried to understand the murderer better by learning about his trauma and changing his own physical appearance.

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