Overview

• All eight episodes debut globally on Netflix on October 3, with Charlie Hunnam portraying Ed Gein.
• Pre-release criticism centers on a trailer featuring suggestive imagery and on Hunnam calling Gein "one of the more gentle monsters," which some viewers say glamorizes the killer.
• Hunnam says he shaped the role using a rare 70‑minute pre-arrest audio recording obtained from documentary producer Joshua Kunau and later visited Gein’s grave to "say goodbye" after filming.
• Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan say the new season aims to "provoke the question," using Gein’s story to examine the roots of America’s mental-health crisis and the evolution of horror’s influence.
• A fourth season focused on Lizzie Borden is in development with Ella Beatty in the lead, while a potential Luigi Mangione season remains on a "maybe one day" list pending trial information.