Overview

• Netflix will debut all eight episodes worldwide on Oct. 3, unveiling first-look posters that show Hunnam’s transformation into Gein.
• Laurie Metcalf plays Augusta Gein and Tom Hollander portrays Alfred Hitchcock, with Suzanna Son, Vicky Krieps, Olivia Williams and Lesley Manville among the ensemble.
• Ian Brennan is the primary writer and directs two episodes, while Max Winkler directs six; executive producers include Ryan Murphy, Brennan, Charlie Hunnam and Carl Franklin.
• The official synopsis ties Gein’s real crimes to iconic screen figures from Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs.
• A Lizzie Borden season is in development with Ella Beatty attached, as early reactions question marketing images that suggest chainsaw killings not established in Gein’s case.