Overview

• Netflix unveiled first-look posters featuring Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein and confirmed a global release on Oct. 3 with all eight episodes available at launch.
• Hunnam also serves as an executive producer on the third Monster installment from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.
• Ian Brennan writes and directs episodes 304–305, while Max Winkler directs the remaining episodes through the 308 finale, confirming an eight-episode structure.
• The series’ official synopsis spotlights Gein’s influence on Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs and echoes the theme that monsters are made, not born.
• Supporting cast includes Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein, Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock, Olivia Williams as Alma Reville, and Suzanna Son with additional roles for Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Joey Pollari, Charlie Hall, Tyler Jacob Moore, Mimi Kennedy, Will Brill and Robin Weigert.