The creator behind hit showsAmerican Horror StoryandAmerican 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 (viaDeadline) thatSeason 3 will center on the infamous serial killer Ed Gein, played bySons of AnarchystarCharlie 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’ Tellerin the acclaimed FX dramaSons of Anarchy, Hunnam has also starred in the likes ofPacific Rim, The Gentlemen, and Zack Snyder’sRebel Moonsaga. 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.
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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 whoinspired the horror classicThe 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 inMonsterSeason 3.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Is Due for Release This Week
The first season ofMonster,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 asStranger ThingsandSquid Game. The anthology series will continue this month withMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which probes the lives of the Menendez brothers,convicted of the brutal 1989 murdersof their parents in Beverly Hills. Check out the synopsis below.
“On July 06, 2025, 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?”
Starring Javier Bardem as José Menendez, Chloë Sevigny as Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez, Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menendez, Nathan Lane as Dominick Dunne, and Ari Graynor as Leslie Abramson,Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyis due to land on Netflix on September 19.
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