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Young Sherlock Season 1

Miniseries

Serial killer. Grave robber. Psycho. In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm - hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein's perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades. From Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Silence of the Lambs, Gein's macabre legacy gave birth to fictional monsters born in his image and ignited a cultural obsession with the criminally deviant. Ed Gein didn't just influence a genre -- he became the blueprint for modern horror.

20258 EpisodesCrime, Mystery, Drama

Cast & Crew

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Augusta Gein

Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam

Ed Gein

Suzanna Son

Suzanna Son

Adeline Watkins

Vicky Krieps

Vicky Krieps

Ilse Koch

Episode Guide

On a remote Wisconsin farm, troubled loner Ed Gein's twisted bond with his domineering mother triggers a terrifying descent into madness.