Overview

• Netflix reports 12.2 million views in the Oct. 3–5 launch window and the series ranks number one on the UK TV chart.
• Critical notices are largely negative, including a 20% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score and reviews labeling the season “repellent” and “devoid of morality.”
• Charlie Hunnam says the production avoided gratuitous shocks and aimed to tell the story honestly, calling it a sincere exploration of why Gein did what he did.
• Coverage notes the show blends fact and fiction, with fact-checkers flagging invented scenes and connections presented as part of its dramatization.
• Hunnam detailed extensive preparation, including locating an obscure unreleased Ed Gein tape and visiting Gein’s grave, for the third Ryan Murphy–Ian Brennan Monster installment.