Ryan Murphy’s Monster season 3 has added a star from The Idol in a series regular role, as the season focusing on Ed Gein continues its development. The upcoming Monster season 3 will show Charlie Hunnam take on the role of Gein, a serial killer who murdered at least two women in the 1950s and served as inspiration for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The show is expected to have a similar structure to the previous two seasons, which focused on Jeffrey Dahmer and Lyle and Erik Menendez respectively.
Now, Deadline has confirmed that The Idol star Suzanna Son will be joining Monster season 3 as a series regular. Alongside portraying Chloe in The Idol, Son has also played Raylee in 2021’s Red Rocket, and will have a role as Megan Rogers in 2025’s Fear Street: Prom Queen. Son’s role remains under wraps, with no indication as to which character she’ll be portraying.
What Son’s Casting Means For Monster Season 3
Who Could She Be Playing?
Given Son’s casting as a series regular, it’s unclear who she could be portraying in multiple episodes of the show. Since she’s 29-years-old, it’s unlikely she’ll be playing either of Gein’s confirmed victims, Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden, both of whom were older at the time of their deaths. However, he was suspected of killing several other women, including 15-year-old Evelyn Grace Hartley, meaning she could be playing another character part of Monster‘s true story. However, there likely won’t be confirmation about her role until the series gets further along in development.
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Other confirmed cast members for season 3 include Tom Hollander as director Alfred Hitchcock, Olivia Williams as his wife, Alma Hitchcock, and Laurie Metcalf as Gein’s mother, Augusta. With Son joining the cast in such a mysterious role, there’s no telling how the Murphy TV show will utilize her across the larger narrative of its serial killer’s life. No matter who she’ll be playing, whether it’s an investigator, a victim, or a bystander, her consistent appearance in the show means she’ll have a very important part to play in the series’ portrayal of the real-world events.
Our Take On Son Being Part Of Monster Season 3
Her Role Might Be A Memorable Element Of The Series
With both seasons of Monster so far delivering both memorable and controversial portrayals of various famous killers, the show’s focus on Gein next could follow that same trend. If it does, then Son’s character could be heavily involved in whatever comes next, informing the overall storyline with her interactions with the serial killer. No matter who she’s set to portray, her appearances in Red Rocket and The Idol signify she’ll be an important force within the larger narrative of the series.
Source: Deadline