What time is Monster: The Ed Gein Story out on Netflix?

Ryan Murphy is returning to the small screen with Monster: The Ed Gein Story, starring Charlie Hunnam in what will undoubtedly be one of the most disturbing watches of 2025. Here’s exactly what time it releases on Netflix.

For better or worse, the Monster true crime anthology series is a ratings juggernaut: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is Netflix’s fourth most-watched English-language show of all time, while the Menendez brothers follow-up tallied 97.5 million hours viewed in the first four days.

Now, Murphy’s tackling arguably the show’s most disturbing subject yet: Ed Gein. For the unfamiliar, Gein was an American murderer and body snatcher who exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned keepsakes from their bones and skin.

His crimes went on to inspire some of horror’s most infamous characters, including Norman Bates in Psycho, Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. And now, his story will be told in a true crime dramatization.

Monster Season 3, The Ed Gein Story, lands on Netflix on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 12am PT / 3am PT. All episodes drop at once, meaning you don’t have to wait for new installments – you can watch the whole thing in one go (if you can stomach it).

You can find out when it’s airing on the streaming service in other time zones below:

4am Brazil
8am UK
9am Central European Summer Time
12:30pm India Standard Time
5pm Australia
7pm New Zealand

How many episodes are there?

There are eight episodes in Monster: The Ed Gein Story. This is slightly less than Dahmer, which had 10 episodes, and The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which had nine episodes.

Although the episode titles and descriptions haven’t officially been released, it’s been reported that the following are the titles in alphabetical order:

Buxom Birds
Green
Ham Radio
Ice
Mother
Sick as You Secrets
The Babysitter
The Godfather

The Ed Gein Story cast

Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam is leading the cast as Ed Gein, while Roseanne’s Laurie Metcalf plays his mother, Augusta Gein.

Other confirmed Monster Season 3 cast members including:

Suzanna Son as Adeline Watkins, who allegedly had a relationship with Gein
Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock, the infamous horror filmmaker
Vicky Krieps as Ilse Koch, a Nazi war criminal believed to have made a lampshade out of human skin
Olivia Williams as Alma Reville, an infamous screenwriter, editor, and Hitchcock’s wife
Joey Pollari as Anthony Perkins, the actor who played Norman Bates in Psycho
Will Brill as Tobe Hooper, the filmmaker known for directing and co-writing The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Mimi Kennedy as Mildred Newman, a psychologist known for conducting conversion therapy on Anthony Perkins
Lesley Manville as Bernice Worden, Gein’s final victim
Tyler Jacob Moore as Sheriff Schley
Charlie Hall as Deputy Worden
Robin Weigert as Enid Watkins
Addison Rae as Evelyn, a babysitter who Gein was suspected of killing

As reported by The New York Times, Hunnam initially didn’t take too well to the sinister subject matter, admitting there was a moment early on “where I felt like maybe I’d actually made a mistake, that this was going to be too bleak and too difficult.”

However, his mind was changed by Murphy’s approach to the true crime case, feeling that his vision favored psychological exploration over sensationalism. “It felt very human, and I just felt very safe,” Hunnam said.

Metcalf shared praise for her co-star, stating, “Charlie was very protective of the character, wanting to present him not as a monster but as a human.”

“I don’t know if I can wholeheartedly say I got to the point where I truly, truly understood Ed,” Hunnam added. “What was OK about that is that Ed didn’t really understand Ed. He was incredibly confused by what he did.”

Ryan Murphy claps back at criticism

Murphy’s Monster anthology series has often been accused of sensationalizing or glamorizing killers and crime, and The Ed Gein Story is no different, with critics pointing to the multiple shots showing Hunnam’s Gein in various states of undress.

Others believe it’s insensitive to the victims and their families. However, there are just as many fans who support the show, arguing its intention is to shine a light on the other factors that contributed to the case.

All seasons so far have asked the question of whether a monster is born or made, with the Gein chapter also shining a light on the mental health and criminal justice systems. He was raised in a strictly religious home and was diagnosed with schizophrenia after his arrest.

The Menendez chapter looked at the issue of male sexual abuse and prejudice, and although it was initially criticized by Erik Menendez, Lyle later said he and his brother were “grateful” for “shining a light” on what happened to them.

In a conversation with Variety, Murphy said, “We’ve always felt wildly misunderstood about this show, from day one.” He added that the Dahmer chapter was intended to be about father-son relationships and social justice, as explored through Niecy Nash-Betts’s character.

“That was the beating heart of the show. When the show came out, nobody wrote about that at all,” he added. “It was just a constant stream of ‘How dare they, it’s so exploitative.’

“I found the same thing with Menendez. The show had aired for three days, and Erik Menendez and his wife were speaking out against the show, although he would later come out and say ‘I was wrong, it really did help us.’ I found that interesting.”

While speaking to the NYT, Murphy said, “To me, what’s interesting is not so much the crimes but everything else that surrounds the crimes. If you walk away from Ed Gein and all you want to talk about are the two murders, well, that says a lot about you.”