‘Monster’ Season 3: What We Know About Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Drama

The backlash comes after the families of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims spoke out against the way they and their deceased relatives were portrayed in the first season of “Monster.”

But with actor Evan Peters winning a Golden Globe for his performance as Dahmer and Netflix ordering a third season, it seems the streamer knows courting controversy can be good for business.

Charlie Hunnam will play Ed Gein in “Monster” season three.

At an event to promote “The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez” on Sept. 16, Murphy announced that Charlie Hunnam will play Gein in “Monster” season three, The Hollywood Reporter reported.

The outlet also reported that filming for the next season begins in October, meaning it will likely arrive on Netflix in late 2025 or early 2026.

Gein was a serial killer and grave robber who was arrested in 1957 after 57-year-old Bernice Worden disappeared in Plainfield, Wisconsin.

When authorities searched Gein’s home, they found Worden’s decapitated body, as well as numerous other body parts around the property that the killer had used to make items, including lampshades, masks, kitchen utensils and a chair made of skin.

Gein later admitted to killing two women as well as exhuming numerous graves in a nearby cemetery to cut up body parts. He was deemed unfit to stand trial in 1958 because he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. 10 years later, he was re-evaluated, tried and found guilty of Worden’s death.

However, he was also deemed legally insane and sent to a mental hospital.

The disturbing nature of Gein’s crimes has inspired a number of movies and TV shows.

Director Alfred Hitchcock adapted Robert Bloch’s book Psycho, which was inspired by Gein, into the iconic horror film of the same name.

Gein’s penchant for making household items out of body parts, including a belt made from nipples, meanwhile inspired the slasher film “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

It’s also not the first time Murphy has used Gein’s murders in his work, as he featured the terrifying killer Bloodyface with similarly brutal tendencies in season two of “American Horror Story.”