TV series

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed.

2025★ 7.3 · 527Ended1 seasonCrimeDrama

Overview

The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.

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Cast

Charlie Hunnam
as Ed Gein

Suzanna Son
as Adeline Watkins

Vicky Krieps
as Ilse Koch

Laurie Metcalf
as Augusta Gein

Crew

Ryan Murphy
Executive Producer

Ian Brennan
Executive Producer

Eric Kovtun
Executive Producer

Charlie Hunnam
Executive Producer

Max Winkler
Executive Producer

Scott Robertson
Executive Producer

Nissa Diederich
Executive Producer

Louise Shore
Executive Producer

Carl Franklin
Executive Producer

Erica Adams
Hairstylist

Genevieve Fontaine
Co-Producer

Melissa Licht
Set Decoration

Seasons

Miniseries

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.

Episodes: 8

Information

Community

7.3/ 10

527 TMDB votes

7.3

Created by: Ian Brennan

First air date: 2025-10-03

Show status: Ended

Genres

CrimeDrama

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