Charlie Hunnam to Play Serial Killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of Ryan Murphy’sMonster

Mar. 15, 2025

Charlie Hunnam at the 2024 Met Gala on May 6, 2024.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty

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Charlie Hunnamis the latest star ofRyan Murphy’sMonsterseries.

TheSons of Anarchyactor, 44, is set to play the role of serial killer Ed Gein in the third season of the show.

Murphy announced the news atthe Los Angeles premiere ofMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyon Monday, Sept. 16, with production set to begin in October.

According toVariety, Gein — who was from Wisconsin — became popular in the 1950s after he was found to have killed multiple people and dug up graves near his home. He then used the corpses to make household items and clothing.

Hunnam’sMonsternews comes ahead of the show’sseason two global premiere on Thursday, Sept. 19, which follow brothersLyle and Erik Menendez, who killed their parents José and Kitty Menéndez in 1989.

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Charlie Hunnam at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 at Hotel Le Germain on September 09, 2019.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

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The true crime anthology reenacts some of America’s high-profile murder stories.

Season 1 installmentDAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StorysawEvan Petersplay Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial murderer who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991.

Charlie Hunnam at the ‘Jungleland’ photo call during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on September 12, 2019.Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic

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That puts it in the record books as only one of four Netflix shows to achieve the triumph. It’s also the third most popular English language series on the streaming network.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storydrops on Netflix Thursday, Sept. 19.

source: people.com