Charlie Hunnam to Play Serial Killer Ed Gein in Season 3 of Ryan Murphy's "Monster"
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Murphy revealed at the Los Angeles Premiere of 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' on Monday, Sept. 16, that Hunnam will play Ed Gein in the third season of 'Monster'
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Charlie Hunnam at the 2024 Met Gala on May 6, 2024Charlie Hunnam is the latest star of Ryan Murphy's Monster series.
The Sons of Anarchy actor, 44, is set to play the role of serial killer Ed Gein in the third season of the show.
Murphy announced the news at the Los Angeles premiere of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyon Monday, Sept. 16, with production set to begin in October.
According to Variety, Gein — who was from Wisconsin — became popular in the 1950s after he was found to have killed multiple people and dug up graves near his home. He then used the corpses to make household items and clothing.
Hunnam's Monster news comes ahead of the show'sseason two global premiere on Thursday, Sept. 19, which follow brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who killed their parents José and Kitty Menéndez in 1989.
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Charlie Hunnam at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 at Hotel Le Germain on September 09, 2019The true crime anthology reenacts some of America's high-profile murder stories.
Season 1 installment DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story saw Evan Peters play Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial murderer who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991.
The season — which also starred Niecey Nash as Glenda Cleveland, Dahmer's neighbor who lived nearby — famously reached 1 billion view hours in the first 60 days after its release.
Related: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: How the Serial Killer Was Caught
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That puts it in the record books as only one of four Netflix shows to achieve the triumph. It's also the third most popular English language series on the streaming network.
After the first season's success, Netflix ordered two more installments of the show that was created by Murphy and Ian Brennan.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story drops on Netflix Thursday, Sept. 19.
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