Netflix’s Monster Casts Charlie Hunnam as Infamous Serial Killer for Season 3

The creator behind hit shows American Horror Story and American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy, has surprised fans with new details regarding the third season of another of his hit series, Monster. During an appearance at the premiere for the second season of the Netflix show, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Murphy revealed (via Deadline) that Season 3 will center on the infamous serial killer Ed Gein, played by Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam.

While he kept any further details close to his chest for now, the idea of Hunnam playing the Butcher of Plainfield is certainly an intriguing one. Best known for playing Jackson ‘Jax’ Teller in the acclaimed FX drama Sons of Anarchy, Hunnam has also starred in the likes of Pacific Rim, The Gentlemen, and Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon saga. Portraying a merciless serial killer marks a change of pace for the actor, and will no doubt have many tuning in to witness this tale of one of the most twisted serial killers in American history.

Much like the first season of Monster, which centered on the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, Season 3 will explore the crimes of Ed Gein, the killer who inspired the horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gein carried out murders in his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, earning him the monikers Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul. He gained notoriety in 1957 after it was discovered that Gein had exhumed corpses from local grave sites to create furniture and clothing out of their bodies. He then confessed to killing two women, Mary Hogan in 1954 and Bernice Worden in 1957, and was suspected of another seven murders.

At present, no other cast has been revealed, nor have any of the writers or directors who will be involved in Monster Season 3.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Is Due for Release This Week

The first season of Monster, Dahmer, was a huge hit for Netflix, reaching 1 billion viewing hours in its first 60 days and thus putting it alongside the likes of other successes such as Stranger Things and Squid Game. The anthology series will continue this month with Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which probes the lives of the Menendez brothers, convicted of the brutal 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills. Check out the synopsis below.

“On August 20, 1989, José and Kitty Menendez were brutally murdered in their Beverly Hills home. MONSTERS: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story dives into the historic case that took the world by storm, paved the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime, and in return asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?”