Overview
- Netflix released all eight episodes globally on October 3, marking the third Ryan Murphy–Ian Brennan installment in the true‑crime anthology.
- The season quickly entered Netflix’s worldwide Top 10 rankings, reflecting strong early interest following its premiere.
- Charlie Hunnam leads the cast as Ed Gein after a notable physical transformation and research that included accessing previously unreleased audio recordings.
- Coverage underscores the show’s mix of fact and fiction, with the narrative contrasting verified records—grave‑robbing and links to two murders—with disputed claims left unproven in the historical record.
- The production foregrounds Gein’s cultural imprint on horror by depicting figures and projects tied to Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs, including portrayals of Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins and Tobe Hooper.