Overview

• Released on October 3, the miniseries quickly rose into Netflix Top 10 rankings in multiple countries.
• Charlie Hunnam describes losing weight, altering his movement, and adopting a higher register to portray Ed Gein.
• Creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan stress a focus on motivations and social context rather than explicit gore.
• The narrative pairs Gein’s life with his influence on cinema, including dramatized portrayals of Alfred Hitchcock and Tobe Hooper.
• The show is drawing debate over graphic content and the ethics of dramatizing real crimes for entertainment.