Summary
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, launches onNetflixon September 19, and the true-crime series' creator, Ryan Murphy, had a surprise for the audience in attendance at a promotional event in Los Angeles on Monday night. Murphy announced thatSons of Anarchystar, Charlie Hunnam would play the notorious serial killer, Ed Gein inMonsterseason 3.Hunnam is an actor known for getting heavily invested in every character he plays, so he could be the perfect choice to play the sick and twisted killer in the next series.
The first season told the story of Wisconsin serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer. Itwas released in September 2022, and it was Netflix’s second most watched English language series of all time. Season 3 will return to its roots, with Ed Gein also being a resident of Wisconsin. If fans ofDahmer: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storythought that story was twisted, they are in for a shock in season 3, as the depravity of Gein is on a different level.
Monster Season 3 Has Cast Charlie Hunnam As The Notorious Serial Killer, Ed Gein And He Is The Ideal Actor To Play Him
Ryan Murphy excited many fans of the true crime genre with the surprise announcement thatCharlie Hunnam would play the next evil killerin his Netflix true-crime series,Monster.Ed Gein was evil personified, so Murphy needed a certain caliber of actor to portray him, and Hunnam is perfect for the role.It won’t be the first time Hunnam has played a killer, after his breakthrough role as Jax Teller in FX’sSons of Anarchy. However, it’s been over a decade since Hunnam finished playing that character, and it’s time for him to go method once again to nail the particular nuances of this complicated Wisconsin-born serial killer.
Charlie Hunnam’s Post Sons of Anarchy Filmography
Ed Gein Inspired Hollywood’s Obsession With Serial Killers
Ed Gein was the inspiration behind some of Hollywood’s most famous fictional serial killers,and Netflix is set to bring the truepsychological horrorstory of his crimes to life in a dramatic way inMonsterseason 3.There would be no Norman Bates, Leatherface or Buffalo Bill without ‘The Butcher of Plainfield’ as he was famously known.Gein didn’t just kill his victims and that is what makes him one of the most macabre of them all. When police gained access to his home in November 1957 to investigate the disappearance of a local woman, they got much more than they bargained for. They found the woman’s body, but also discovered a grisly selection of makeshift items made from human body parts. The police found lampshades made of human faces, chairs made with human skin, a belt made of nipples and a window shade drawstring made out of a pair of lips, among other things.
Key Facts About Ed Gein
What Happened To Ed Gein?
Ed Gein was arrested in November 1957, but he was found not guilty by reason of insanity later that year. He was sent to a mental hospital, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. 10 years later, Ed Gein was considered fit to stand trial, and he was convicted of the murder of Bernice Worden. Shockingly, he was never tried for Mary Hogan’s murder because the state figured he would be incarcerated for life anyway. Gein died at the age of 77 in 1984.
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
Starring
Cooper Koch, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny and Ari Graynor
Written by
Created by
Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan
Before Charlie Hunnam takes on the role of Ed Gein inMonsterseason 3, Netflix will stream the second season of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s anthology series, titledMonsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Storyon September 19.The first season was a smash hit when it aired back in 2022, and the sophomore season is expected to be even bigger,as audiences' fascination with true crime keeps growing.
