Overview
- Netflix released all eight episodes on October 3 with a global drop, enabling immediate binge-watching.
- The series dramatizes Gein’s 1950s murders and grave-robbing and explores how the case informed films such as Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
- Tom Hollander, Laurie Metcalf, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps and Addison Rae co-star, with on-screen portrayals of Alfred Hitchcock, Tobe Hooper and Anthony Perkins.
- Early reviews and viewer posts describe the show as intensely disturbing and “not for the faint of heart,” with fans staying up overnight to watch.
- Critics highlight Charlie Hunnam’s transformative performance and the production’s bleak tone and high craft.