Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed.
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.
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Character
Grave, bleak, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Charlie HunnamEd Gein
- Suzanna SonAdeline Watkins
- Vicky KriepsIlse Koch
- Laurie MetcalfAugusta Gein
Crew
- Ian BrennanCreator
- Mac QuayleOriginal Music Composer
- Adam PennProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries8 eps · 2025
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