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. Following the massive success of 2022's 'Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,' the 'Monster' franchise intends to tackle a different true-crime story with each installment.
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00:00Charlie Hunnam is set to play serial killer Ed Gein in season 3 of Monster.
00:06Ryan Murphy, the creator of the Netflix anthology series, announced the casting Monday,
00:11as well as plans to start production next month. Following the massive success of 2022's Dahmer
00:16Monster the Jeffrey Dahmer Story, the Monster franchise intends to tackle a different true
00:21crime story with each installment. Season 2 shifts the focus to the infamous Menendez brothers,
00:26who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, with the case becoming a media sensation
00:31in the 1990s when it went to trial. The news of Hunnam's casting comes a few months after
00:35the actor booked a starring role on another series, Amazon's Criminal. As for season 2 of
00:40the Monster franchise, all nine episodes of Monster's The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story
00:45hit Netflix on September 19th. Part of this process is the two of you reconnecting,
00:54growing closer as brothers.
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