Overview

• Hunnam said the shoot was a deep, unsettling experience and he needed extra time to let the role go after filming.
• He stayed an additional week in Chicago to decompress, then traveled to Ed Gein’s Wisconsin hometown and grave to symbolically say goodbye.
• The eight-episode season, created by Ryan Murphy, reconstructs Gein’s 1940s–50s crimes with explicit detail and an emphasis on period atmosphere.
• German critics highlight the series’ meticulous production design, the graphic depiction of grave-robbing and mutilation, and the exploration of Gein’s pop‑cultural legacy.
• Following its Oct. 3 global launch, the season was reported to reach No. 1 on Netflix’s series charts.