Overview

• Netflix released the eight-episode season on Oct. 3 at 3 a.m. ET, with a simultaneous global rollout by region.
• Charlie Hunnam leads as Ed Gein alongside Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Addison Rae and others.
• Hunnam informed his performance with a rare 70‑minute interview recorded around Gein’s arrest and later visited Gein’s grave to decompress after filming.
• The series frames Gein’s case as foundational to modern horror, referencing Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs while exploring mental‑health and justice‑system context.
• Coverage reiterates 1957 case findings of human remains and objects made from body parts, as critics question potential sensationalism and Ryan Murphy emphasizes a focus beyond the crimes.