Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

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Netflix Ended Drama • Crime • Horror

1 Season · 8 Episodes · Premiered October 3, 2025 · Ended October 3, 2025

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. From Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Silence of the Lambs, Gein's macabre legacy gave birth to fictional monsters born in his image and ignited a cultural obsession with the criminally deviant. Ed Gein didn't just influence a genre -- he became the blueprint for modern horror.Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's groundbreaking anthology series returns with its third, most harrowing installment yet. Monster: The Ed Gein Story tells the story of how one simple man in Plainfield, Wisconsin became history's most singular ghoul. He revealed to the world the most horrific truth of all -- that monsters aren't born, they're made...by us.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes
E01
Mother!
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 53 min
On a remote Wisconsin farm, troubled loner Ed Gein's twisted bond with his domineering mother triggers a terrifying descent into madness.
E02
Sick as Your Secrets
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 59 min
Tormented by horrific visions, Ed turns his fixation with death into a grisly hobby. Years later, fiction and reality collide on a Hollywood film set.
E03
The Babysitter
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 58 min
Ed's warped search for connection leads him from a late-night rendezvous to a grotesque magic show — and ignites a bitter grudge that's hard to shake.
E04
Green
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 57 min
Ed finds himself torn between two very different women. As the Vietnam War rages, tales of a real-life bogeyman inspire a young Texas filmmaker.
E05
Ice
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 48 min
Adeline's dreams of fame clash with the harsh realities of life in the big city. Consumed by his dark desires, Ed commits unconscionable acts.
E06
Buxom Bird
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 45 min
When the authorities uncover a nightmarish crime scene, Ed's puzzling explanations raise deeper questions. Adeline steps into the spotlight.
E07
Ham Radio
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 58 min
Deputy Frank turns the Gein farmhouse into a sordid spectacle. Ed devises a unique method to communicate with his heroes in the outside world.
E08
The Godfather
Fri, Oct 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 65 min
Ed finds new purpose helping investigators crack a disturbing case. But as the past and present blur, his terrifying legacy looms larger than ever.

Cast

Charlie Hunnam
Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein
Suzanna Son
Suzanna Son as Adeline Watkins
Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein
Vicky Krieps
Vicky Krieps as Ilse Koch
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock

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