Charlie Hunnam Cast as Ed Gein in Netflix's Monster

Ryan Murphy has announced that Charlie Hunnam will star as infamous serial killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of Netflix's true crime anthology series 'Monster'. Gein, known as the 'Butcher of Plainfield,' gained notoriety in the 1950s for murdering women and exhuming corpses to create grotesque household items from human remains, inspiring horror films such as 'Psycho' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Production for the new season will begin in October, following the premiere of Season 2, which dramatizes the story of the Menendez brothers. The first season featured Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer and was a significant success for Netflix, garnering over 1 billion hours viewed. The series continues to explore the lives of notorious killers across its seasons, with Gein's chilling story set to captivate audiences next.