Netflix Drops Chilling 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' Official Trailer
Starring Charlie Hunnam as the infamous killer.
Summary
- Netflix drops the official trailer for Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- The series stars Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein, exploring his life and how his crimes inspired horror
- It premieres on Netflix on October 3, 2025
Netflix has dropped the official trailer for the highly anticipated third season of its crime anthology series, Monster, which focuses on convicted murderer Ed Gein. Titled Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the third season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, promises a chilling deep dive into the life of the real-life killer who inspired some of the most iconic villains in horror history, from Psycho‘s Norman Bates to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre‘s Leatherface. The full trailer hints at a dark, unsettling exploration of how a monster is made, and how true crime became a pop culture phenomenon.
The footage introduces viewers to a chillingly transformed Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein, a mild-mannered recluse in 1950s rural Wisconsin who hides a gruesome house of horrors. The trailer sets a terrifying vibe with an ominous narration from Tom Hollander, who portrays famed director Alfred Hitchcock. In a truly unsettling sequence, Gein is shown dancing in a dress, before turning to the camera to reveal he is wearing his mother’s face as a mask, a shocking nod to the real-life criminal’s gruesome crimes.
The series, which also stars Laurie Metcalf as Gein’s mother and Addison Rae as one of his victims, is set to be a harrowing journey into the mind of one of America’s most disturbing murderers. Monster: The Ed Gein Story will premiere all episodes on Netflix on October 3, 2025.
