Overview

• All eight episodes are streaming now worldwide following the October 3 release at 3:00 a.m. ET.
• Charlie Hunnam leads as Ed Gein with performances from Laurie Metcalf, Tom Hollander, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps, Olivia Williams, Suzanna Son and Joey Pollari.
• The dramatization draws on historical records to depict Gein’s crimes, psychiatric diagnosis and subsequent confinement.
• The narrative situates Gein’s case within the origins of Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs, featuring figures like Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins and Tobe Hooper.
• This installment functions as a contained season within Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Monster anthology, with early coverage noting Hunnam’s notable physical transformation for the role.