Overview

• All eight episodes stream globally on October 3, 2025, with the full season available at once.
• Charlie Hunnam stars as Ed Gein, with Laurie Metcalf as his mother Augusta and Tom Hollander portraying Alfred Hitchcock.
• Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan lead the production, with Brennan and Max Winkler directing episodes and Hunnam among the executive producers.
• The series revisits the 1957 Wisconsin investigation that uncovered human remains and linked Gein to the murders of Bernice Worden and Mary Hogan, after which he was deemed legally insane and confined until his 1984 death.
• Trailers and previews highlight graphic imagery, and coverage anticipates renewed scrutiny of how streaming platforms depict real violent crimes.