Monster: The Ed Gein Story
"Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed."
7.2
2025
Ended
Drama
Crime
Overview
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
Cast
Brock Powell
as Leatherface / Gunnar Hansen
3 episodes
Mark Kelly
as First AD
1 episode
Maye Harris
as Teenage Girl
1 episode
Morgan McDaniel
as Dancer Nurse #1
1 episode
James Marc Gordon
as Night Guard
1 episode
Laurie Metcalf
as Augusta Gein
8 episodes
Chloe Chandler
as Dancer Nurse #2
1 episode
Sean Carrigan
as Special Agent Robert Ressler
1 episode
Will Brill
as Tobe Hooper
2 episodes
Annamarie Kasper
as Denise Naslund
1 episode
Josette DiCarlo
as Alice
1 episode
Aidan Alexander
as George
1 episode
Jonathan Jay Harris
as Opera Patient
1 episode
Potsch Boyd
as Karl Koch
2 episodes
Nation Sage Henrikson
as Rick
1 episode
Emily McEnroe
as Mary Church
2 episodes
Randall Newsome
as Psychiatrist
2 episodes
Loren Lazerine
as Lutheran Minister
1 episode
Caleb Ruminer
as Special Agent John Douglas
1 episode
Cameron Lee Price
as MP Guard
1 episode
Medina Kincy
as Linda
1 episode
Dusty Sorg
as Officer
2 episodes
Tobias Jelinek
as Richard Speck
1 episode
Alanna Darby
as Christine Jorgensen
3 episodes
Michael Ehlers
as Newscaster (John McKenzie)
1 episode
Gavin Darrow
as John
1 episode
Ethan Sandler
as Robert Bloch
2 episodes
Sean Fortunato
as Auctioneer
1 episode
Alyssa Dyksterhouse
as Orderly
1 episode
Phil Ridarelli
as Orderly #2
1 episode
Rondi Reed
as Mary Hogan
1 episode
Paul Culos
as Bellman
1 episode
Meighan Gerachis
as Nurse Salty Maguire
2 episodes
Daniel Abraham Stevens
as Abraham
1 episode
Golden Garnick
as Buffalo Bill
2 episodes
Torrey Hanson
as Pharmacist
5 episodes
Jessica Ridenour
as Nurse
1 episode
Alvin Cowan
as Tavern Employee
1 episode
Zoe Jones
as Young Nurse
1 episode
Jeffrey Murdoch
as Ed Kemper
1 episode
Crew
Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy
Louise Shore
Scott Robertson
Nissa Diederich
Max Winkler
Charlie Hunnam
Carl Franklin
Ian Brennan
Eric Kovtun
Co-Producer
Genevieve Fontaine
Director
Max Winkler
Ian Brennan
Writer
Ian Brennan
Hairstylist
Erica Adams
Digital Colorist
Michael Hatzer
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Details
- First Aired
- October 03, 2025
- Status
- Ended
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 464