The new Netflix series Monster: The Ed Gein Story is set to premiere on October 3, 2025.

What show is this?

Monster: The Ed Gein Story is the third season of Ryan Murphy’s Monster anthology series on Netflix, which previously covered Jeffrey Dahmer and Erik and Lyle Menendez. This season stars Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein, known as the “Butcher of Plainfield,” and focuses on his real crimes and the horror legacy they inspired.

Release date and where to watch

Netflix officially announced that Monster: The Ed Gein Story will debut globally on Friday, October 3, 2025. It will be available to stream on Netflix, with all episodes of the season released on that date.

Background on the Ed Gein story

Ed Gein was a real Wisconsin murderer and grave robber whose 1950s crimes terrified the U.S. and inspired classic horror films like Psycho , The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , and The Silence of the Lambs. The Netflix series dramatizes his life, crimes, and the media and cultural explosion that followed.

Other Ed Gein films

There are older movies and documentaries about Ed Gein, like:

  • Ed Gein (2000 film, also known as In the Light of the Moon), released in 2001.
  • Various true-crime docs on streaming platforms and YouTube that explore his case.

But the big new dramatization people are talking about right now is the Netflix series set for October 3, 2025.

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