Netflix Unveils First Look at Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”

August 28, 2025 - Netflix and producers Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan released today the official poster and first images of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, confirming Charlie Hunnam in the titular role and announcing the season’s premiere date of October 3, 2025.

In the striking artwork shared across the streamer’s social media channels, Hunnam embodies the notorious “Butcher of Plainfield,” half of his face obscured by Gein’s signature crude mask. The reveal follows teasers dropped on August 27, but today’s release provides the clearest glimpse yet of the chilling aesthetic and tone Murphy promises will make this the anthology’s most harrowing installment to date.

The official synopsis reads: “Serial killer. Grave robber. Psycho. In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm - hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein’s perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades”.

Alongside Hunnam, the cast includes Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein, Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock, and Olivia Williams as Alma Reville. With eight episodes directed by Max Winkler and Ian Brennan, Monster: The Ed Gein Story delves into the real-life crimes that inspired horror classics from Psycho to The Silence of the Lambs.

Fans eager for a deep dive into one of America’s most infamous murder cases can mark October 3 on their calendars, when all episodes will drop simultaneously on Netflix.