Overview

• All eight episodes of the third Monster season premiered October 3 on Netflix, focusing on Wisconsin murderer and grave robber Ed Gein.
• Charlie Hunnam leads the cast as Gein, earning notice for a transformed voice and manner shaped by rare archival audio, with Laurie Metcalf and Tom Hollander in supporting roles.
• The series blends documented history, including grave robbing and the discovery of human-skin masks, with dramatized elements that outlets note as liberties involving Henry Gein and the Evelyn Hartley storyline.
• Episodes frame Gein’s broader cultural imprint by depicting Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho, alongside nods to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.
• Coverage highlights ongoing criticism of Monster’s approach to true crime for sensationalizing real events and its treatment of victims and families, even as viewer interest remains high.