Overview

• Netflix released the first teaser on Sept. 4 and confirmed a global Oct. 3 debut for the third season of Monster.
• Charlie Hunnam plays Ed Gein, with Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein and Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock, alongside Olivia Williams, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville and Suzanna Son.
• The official logline labels Gein a serial killer, grave robber and “psycho,” emphasizing isolation, psychosis and a fixation on his mother as drivers of his crimes.
• The season is co-created and executive produced by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, with Brennan writing and directing episodes and Max Winkler directing most of the run.
• The series links Gein’s real case to the origins of modern cinematic horror, and Hunnam says he studied the only known post-arrest audio recording of Gein to shape his performance.