Overview
- The eight-episode third season of Monster debuts globally on Netflix on October 3, 2025.
- Charlie Hunnam leads as Ed Gein and says early research into the killer’s actions left him unsettled with nightmares and brief doubts about taking the role.
- The official trailer emphasizes Gein’s treatment of female victims and his fraught bond with his mother Augusta, played by Laurie Metcalf.
- Tom Hollander appears as Alfred Hitchcock with Olivia Williams as Alma Reville, and executive producers include Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Max Winkler and Hunnam, with Brennan and Winkler directing episodes.
- The release follows prior criticism of the Monster anthology’s portrayals, a backdrop likely to shape reactions to its retelling of the Gein case.