Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has a cast of familiar and unfamiliar actors who nail the roles of the real people they're playing.

Charlie Hunnam will play Ed Gein in Monster season 3, following Jeffrey Dahmer in season 1, and Lyle and Erik Menendez in season 2. Gein's gruesome crimes inspired famous Hollywood serial killers like Norman Bates.

Charlie Hunnam is set to portray murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein in the third season of Ryan Murphy's Netflix anthology series, Monster.

Ryan Murphy surprised the audience at the premiere of Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story on Monday with news about the next installment of his Netflix anthology series. As he introduced on stage the cast of Monsters,

After Netflix showcased the series on Jeffrey Dahmer and now on the Menéndez brothers, a third season of the "Monster" series is being prepared. It will tell the story of serial killer Ed Gein. The choice of actor for this role has not pleased everyone.

Gein's story informed the creation of pop culture figures like Norman Bates and Buffalo Bill. Charlie Hunnam Cast as Serial Killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of Netflix’s Monster

Charlie Hunnam is set to play serial killer Ed Gein in season three of Monster. Ryan Murphy, the creator of the Netflix anthology series, announced the casting Monday, as well as plans to start production next month.