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Charlie Hunnam is joining the Ryan Murphy universe.
Murphy, 58, announced that the third installment in his Monsters franchise is in the works — with Hunnam, 44, leading the charge as notorious real-life serial killer Ed Gein.
The showrunner shared the news during his Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story premiere in Los Angeles on Monday, September 16. Following the premiere, Netflix announced the news via X, sharing a photo of the Sons of Anarchy alum.
Netflix shared on Tuesday, September 17, that production on season 3 is set to start next month.
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Murphy’s Monster franchise premiered via the streamer in September 2022 with The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, starring Evan Peters as the titular character. The second season set to premiere on Thursday, September 19, is titled The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and will follow the story of brothers Lyle Menéndez (Nicholas Chavez) and Erik Menéndez (Cooper Koch).
“One of the things that you and I didn’t know, but soon found out, is that there are literally thousands and thousands and thousands of TikToks from young people, specifically young women, talking about the Lyle and Erik Menendez case,” Murphy told collaborator Ian Brennan at a New York City screening for the show earlier this month.
The show follows the true story of the Menéndez Brothers who were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents, José and Kitty, which they claimed was in self-defense after years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
