Overview

• Netflix released the eight-episode Ed Gein installment of Ryan Murphy’s Monster anthology on October 3.
• The Sydney Morning Herald condemned the season as “repellent,” criticizing sensationalism and fictionalized elements.
• Social-media reactions zeroed in on Charlie Hunnam’s unusually high, childlike delivery, with many viewers calling it distracting.
• Hunnam and director Max Winkler said the performance drew on a hard-to-find recording of Gein and mannerisms tied to his relationship with his mother.
• The cast includes Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, Suzanna Son and Vicky Krieps, with the series positioning Gein’s crimes within their influence on classic horror films.