Mindhunter reference in Monster: Ed Gein story ending explains

Real crime fans adjust Monster: The Story of Ed Gain It’s nice to be surprised when the show finds a way to connect with the beloved series Mindhunter.

In the final episode that premieres Friday, October 3, monster Introduced their Ted Bundy (John T. O’Brien) When he was hunted by FBI agent John Douglas (Sean Carrigan) and Robert Ressler (Caleb Ruminer).

Their search brought them to Jerry Brudos (Happy Anderson) Also known as the romance fetish killer, he was unable to provide them with the information they were looking for, but directed them to Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam).

“We want to emphasize the last thing through the Silence of the Lambs, and he did influence Mindhunter as well,” Showrunner Ian Brennan told Tudum on Friday. “It would be an interesting way to use other movie vocabulary and then talk about him being part of those early FBI analysis.”

This led to a seat between Gein and the three agents – including Ann Burgess (Megan Ketch) – They lead the country to interview prolific serial killers to understand their mindset. Netflix viewers may feel familiar, they tweaked the short series Mindhunter.

According to the 1995 book Mindhunter: FBI’s elite serial crime departmentMindhunter followed the Department of Behavioral Sciences, which was established in the late 1970s at the FBI, which was the beginning of a criminal profile. (also monster With similarities parallel to the real agent team, they also brought back Anderson, 48, as Brudos initiated the role Mindhunter)

Mindhunterstarring Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany and Anna Torvran for two seasons, but was eventually held indefinitely due to executive producers David Fincher Hope to pursue other projects. After hinting at a future re-examination of the series, Finch confirmed in 2023 that the show has officially ended.

Recently, McCallany, 62, made fun of her third season on Netflix.

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“I met David Fincher in his office a few months ago and he told me that it’s possible to come back with three or two hours of movies, but I think it’s just a chance,” he told CBR in June. “I know there are writers working, but you know, David has to be happy with the script.”

McCarney continued: “I recently wrote a script and he kindly gave me notes. I revised David’s script for two and a half years. But [he] Very meticulous, which is why I think he is the best director in Hollywood. When I met him, he gave me a little hope, but the sun, the moon and the stars all had to align. ”

Groff also showed support for past continuation.

“For me, Mindhunter is Fincher. For me, the whole experience is an honor and privilege to work with him,” he told Hollywood Reporter in 2021. “That’s my main attraction. When he said he wanted to be another person, I thought in that second, I would be in his intuition and his intuition.

monster and Mindhunter Currently all streaming on Netflix.