Overview

• Netflix says production is underway in Los Angeles on season 4 led by Ella Beatty as Lizzie Borden, with Charlie Hunnam returning as Andrew Borden alongside Vicky Krieps, Rebecca Hall, Billie Lourd, and Jessica Barden, and Max Winkler directing the first episode.
• Monster: The Ed Gein Story premiered October 3 as an eight-part season and logged 12.2 million global views in its first three days, debuting at No. 2 on Netflix’s Top 10.
• Critics emphasize that the show mixes verified events with invented scenes, describing its approach as myth‑making rather than documentary reporting.
• Historical context resurfaced in coverage: Gein was arrested in 1957 after Bernice Worden’s death, investigators documented human remains in his home, and a hospital evaluation diagnosed him with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia.
• Psychiatrist Paul E. Mullen contends the 1957 diagnosis may not align with modern standards and outlines prevention red flags including social isolation, fixation on death, and blurred boundaries between fantasy and reality.