Netflix has finally released the official trailer from the third season of its crime anthology, which this time delves into the figure of Ed Gein. The trailer confirms a more psychological and somber approach to a case that marked the horror genre. The series, titled Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Has Charlie Hunnam in a remarkable transformation as the Wisconsin murderer and grave robber. Alongside him, Laurie metcalf She plays Augusta, Gein's mother, in a portrait that, as the trailer suggests, will be key to understanding the protagonist's drift; the project is created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.
Release date and place in the anthology
The new delivery will arrive at Netflix on October 3, 2025. It thus joins the previous chapters of the franchise: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story y Monster: The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez, consolidating an anthology that mixes true crime and drama with a wide following since 2022.
The trailer features Hunnam with a gestures and voice which evoke the real Gein, and includes sequences with Augusta (Metcalf). Murder scenes can also be seen, the use of human skin and a rather disturbing moment where Gein dances in a dress… and a mask.
Cast and creative team
In addition to Hunnam and Metcalf, Tom Hollander, Suzanna Son, Vicky Krieps, Olivia Williams, Lesley Manville, Joey Pollari, Charlie Hall, Tyler Jacob Moore, Mimi Kennedy, Will Brill and Robin Weigert participate.
Brennan signs the deed and directs episodes, while Max Winkler is responsible for most of the direction, setting the visual tone for the season.
What this season is about
Set in the 50s, the series reconstructs how isolation, psychosis and obsession with his mother pushed Gein into a spiral of crime in Plainfield, Wisconsin. The police investigation uncovered a gruesome scenario: exhumations in local cemeteries and objects made from human remains, from lampshades to chair covers.
The case includes the murders of Mary Hogan (1954) y Bernice Worden (1957), as well as suspicions about the death of his brother Henry. Gein was found guilty in the first degree but legally considered a person who was not mentally well, so was not tried and spent the rest of his life in a psychiatric institution, dying in 1984 from lung cancer.
Gein's true story inspired the book Psychosis de Robert Bloch (1959), adapted shortly after by Alfred Hitchcock, and left its mark on titles such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre y The silence of the lambs. The season explores that transfer between crime and fiction, showing how the case shaped archetypes of fear in Hollywood for decades.
Beyond Ed Gein: The Franchise Continues
The anthology already has the green light for a fourth installment focused on Lizzie Borden, with Ella Beatty as the protagonist. Some interpreters of the universe Monster They will repeat their presence with new roles, maintaining the structure of self-contained seasons on media crimes.
Where and when to see it
The title will be available globally on Netflix from October 3, 2025. The trailer represents a first contact which reveals its raw tone and its ambition to contextualize the facts without losing sight of its cultural legacy.
This third season of Monster It is undoubtedly set to be one of the releases most talked about stories of the fall, revisiting a real-life case to put into perspective the way in which real-life horror ended up shaping that of cinema.