“Image Credit: Netflix Netflix is diving back into true crime with the next installment of Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology, Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Following the massive success of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, this chilling new chapter explores the life and crimes of Ed”, — write: hollywoodlife.com
Image Credit: Netflix Netflix is diving back into true crime with the next installment of Ryan Murphy’s hit anthology, Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Following the massive success of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, this chilling new chapter explores the life and crimes of Ed Gein, one of America’s most infamous murderers whose disturbing acts inspired classics like Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in episode 304 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 The limited series not only examines Gein’s twisted psychology but also gives voice to his victims, including Adelina Watkins, whose story plays a central role in the season. Featuring a gripping ensemble cast, Monster: The Ed Gein Story blends psychological horror with emotional depth, showcasing both the brutality of Gein’s crimes and the humanity of those affected.
Below, meet the talented actors who bring this unsettling story to life.
Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in episode 302 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Charlie Hunnam, best known for his breakout role as Jax Teller in Sons of Anarchy and his leading performances in Pacific Rim and The Gentlemen, transforms into the deeply disturbed Ed Gein.
Suzanna Son as Adelina Watkins 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Suzanna Son as Adelina in episode 306 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Suzanna Son, who earned critical acclaim for her breakout role in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket, portrays Adelina Watkins, a fictionalized composite inspired by Gein’s real victims.
Lesley Manville as Bernice Worden 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Lesley Manville as Bernice Worden in episode 304 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Oscar-nominated actress Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread, The Crown, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris) embodies Bernice Worden, the store owner whose disappearance ultimately led to Gein’s capture.
Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein in episode 304 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Laurie Metcalf, a Tony and Emmy Award winner known for Roseanne, Lady Bird, and her work on Broadway, takes on the complex role of Augusta Gein, Ed’s controlling, fanatically religious mother.
Tyler Jacob Moore as Sheriff Art Schley 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: Tyler Jacob Moore attends the Monster: The Ed Gein Story NY Premiere at Paris Theater on September 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Netflix) Tyler Jacob Moore, known for Shameless and Once Upon a Time, stars as Sheriff Art Schley, the Wisconsin lawman whose investigation uncovered Gein’s horrors.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. (L to R) Tyler Jacob Moore as Sheriff Schley, Charlie Hall as Deputy Frank Worden in episode 302 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Hudson Oz as Henry Gein 
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 30: Hudson Oz attends the Monster: The Ed Gein Story NY Premiere at Paris Theater on September 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jenny Anderson/Getty Images for Netflix) Rising actor Hudson Oz plays Henry Gein, Ed’s older brother, whose mysterious death in a fire years earlier foreshadowed the darkness to come.
Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock in episode 302 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Tom Hollander, who recently appeared in The White Lotus: Sicily and as Truman Capote in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, brings wit and gravitas to his portrayal of Alfred Hitchcock.
Joey Pollari as Anthony Perkins 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. (L to R) Joey Pollari as Anthony Perkins, Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock in episode 302 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Joey Pollari, known for Love, Simon and The Inheritance Games, portrays Anthony Perkins, the actor who immortalized Norman Bates in Hitchcock’s Psycho.
Olivia Williams as Alma Reville Veteran British actress Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, Rushmore, The Crown) plays Alma Reville, Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and creative partner.
Mimi Kennedy as Dr. Mildred Newman Character actress Mimi Kennedy (Mom, Erin Brockovich) portrays Dr. Mildred Newman, one of the first psychiatrists to analyze Gein’s fractured mind.
Addison Rae as Evelyn Hartley 
Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Addison Rae as Evelyn in episode 303 of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2025 Pop star and actress Addison Rae (He’s All That, Thanksgiving) makes a surprise appearance as Evelyn Hartley, a fictional radio host investigating the growing media frenzy around Gein’s crimes.