Overview

• Netflix announced production has started in Los Angeles on Season 4 centered on Lizzie Borden, led by Ella Beatty with returning cast including Charlie Hunnam.
• The Ed Gein season logged 12.2 million views in its early days and placed high on Netflix’s charts, according to the streamer.
• Star Charlie Hunnam and co-creator Ian Brennan defended the creative approach, describing the series as a sincere, non-exploitative examination of difficult material.
• Multiple outlets published fact-checks identifying invented episodes and embellishments not supported by historical records.
• Forensic psychiatrist Paul E. Mullen questioned the show’s depiction of schizophrenia, saying Gein’s historical diagnosis relied on outdated criteria and would not meet modern standards.