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Charlie Hunnam Becomes a Monster for Netflix Fan-Favorite True Crime Series (Watch the Trailer)
When Netflix and Ryan Murphy first ventured into true crime with Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the series exploded in popularity, becoming one of the streamer’s most-watched shows of all time, despite courting significant controversy for its depiction of the notorious killer’s acts. Capitalizing on the success, Netflix quickly pivoted the limited series into a full-blown anthology, with a second season focusing on the Menendez brothers also becoming a massive hit. Now, the franchise is set to tackle one of the most disturbing figures in the history of American crime. For its third season, the series will explore the life of Ed Gein, a man whose gruesome acts have haunted popular culture for decades, with Sons of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam embodying the infamous killer.
Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for Monster: The Ed Gein Story, offering a chilling preview of the series’ descent into horror. The footage centers on police responders as they first enter Gein’s isolated Wisconsin farmhouse. Their flashlights cut through the darkness to reveal a house of horrors, including furniture upholstered in human skin and terrifying masks crafted from the faces of his victims. The trailer builds its dread before culminating in a brief but unforgettable glimpse of Hunnam in the title role. Unrecognizable and deeply unsettling, he is seen sewing together pieces of corpses, his actions seemingly guided by a disembodied voice only he can hear.
Gein was a murderer and grave robber active in the 1950s whose crimes were discovered after the disappearance of a local hardware store owner, leading police to uncover his grotesque collection of human trophies. The trailer also explicitly underlines how Ed Gein’s real-life atrocities became the direct inspiration for some of cinema’s most iconic horror stories. This connection is explored in depth, referencing how Gein’s twisted relationship with his mother and his work with human remains formed the blueprint for Norman Bates in Psycho. Furthermore, his penchant for creating masks from human skin and furniture from bones directly influenced the creation of Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Netflix Is Already Working on Season 4 of Monster
Even before audiences witness Hunnam’s portrayal of Ed Gein, Netflix is signaling its immense confidence in the Monster brand by moving forward with a fourth season. The next installment of the true-crime anthology has already been greenlit, and it will shift its focus to one of the most debated criminal cases in American history: the 1892 trial of Lizzie Borden.
The first three seasons of Monster center on convicted male serial killers from the 20th century, individuals whose guilt was established in a court of law. Borden’s story is vastly different. She was a Massachusetts woman who was accused of the brutal ax murders of her father and stepmother in 1892. The subsequent trial was a media circus, filled with sensational details and intense public scrutiny. However, Borden was ultimately acquitted of all charges, and the murders remain officially unsolved. By tackling this case, the series is moving beyond the clear-cut narratives of convicted murderers to explore the ambiguous and legendary figures who occupy a gray area in the annals of crime.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on October 3rd.
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