Charlie Hunnam was cast as real-life serial killer Ed Gein in season 3 of Ryan Murphy’s ‘Monster’ series on Netflix
Murphy, 58, announced that the third installment in his Monsters franchise is in the works — with Hunnam, 44, leading the charge as notorious real-life serial killer Ed Gein.
The showrunner shared the news during his Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, September 16. Following the premiere, Netflix announced the news via X, sharing a photo of the Sons of Anarchy alum.Aside from Hunnam’s casting news as Gein, not much information about the third season has been released just yet. Gein, nicknamed the 'Butcher of Plainfield,' was convicted of one count of first-degree murder and admitted to a second killing in the 1950s.
“One of the things that you and I didn’t know, but soon found out, is that there are literally thousands and thousands and thousands of TikToks from young people, specifically young women, talking about the Lyle and Erik Menendez case,” Murphy told collaborator Ian Brennan at a New York City screening for the show earlier this month.
The show follows the true story of the Menéndez Brothers who were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents, José and Kitty, which they claimed was in self-defense after years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Brad Culver as Gerald Chaleff, Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez, and Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez in 'Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story.'“It seemed so current to them,” he continued of fans. “I think one of the one of the things is we finally have a vernacular to think about and discuss sex abuse and mental health that did not exist at the time.”“This season was about abuse. Who is believed, who’s not believed,” he said. “All the stuff in here, by the way, is true.
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