{"id":2067945,"date":"2025-10-04T01:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067945"},"modified":"2025-10-04T01:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:35:07","slug":"did-monster-just-drop-a-surprise-nod-to-this-canceled-netflix-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/did-monster-just-drop-a-surprise-nod-to-this-canceled-netflix-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Did \u2018Monster\u2019 Just Drop a Surprise Nod to This Canceled Netflix Favorite?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the final episode of <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/monster-the-ed-gein\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Monster: The Ed Gein Story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/a><\/em>, \u201cThe Godfather,\u201d audiences are transported back to the 1970s and confronted with a new kind of monster. A predator ahead of his time, this murderous figure targets young women and is known by the moniker \u201cthe Pacific Northwest Killer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His telltale light yellow VW bug, the cast on his arm, and his deceptive charm identify him as Ted Bundy (John T. O\u2019Brien), though at this point in the story, his true identity remains a mystery. The narrative then shifts to a nearby prison, where FBI agents John Douglas and Robert Ressler (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/sean-carrigan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sean Carrigan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sean Carrigan<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/caleb-ruminer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Caleb Ruminer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Caleb Ruminer<\/a>) interview Jerry Brudos (Happy Anderson), the serial killer infamously dubbed the \u201cShoe Fetish Slayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For fans of the series <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/mindhunter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mindhunter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mindhunter<\/a><\/em>, these agents are the real-life pioneers who traveled the country interviewing serial killers in an effort to understand their psyches. Along with Ann Burgess (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/megan-ketch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Megan Ketch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Megan Ketch<\/a>), they question Brudos, who claims that Ed Gein (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/charlie-hunnam\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlie Hunnam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlie Hunnam<\/a>) inspired his murders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seem familiar? The trio was also the inspiration for their <em>Mindhunter<\/em> counterparts: Holden Ford, Bill Tench, and Dr. Wendy Carr (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/jonathan-groff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Groff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jonathan Groff<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/holt-mccallany\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Holt McCallany;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Holt McCallany<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/anna-torv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Anna Torv;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Anna Torv<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Holt McCallany as Bill Tench and Jonathan Groff as Holden Ford in &#8216;Mindhunter&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the <em>Monster<\/em> miniseries, the FBI go to Gein for his help to catch the killer, and he provides insight into the mind of a serial killer. In reality, Gein was arrested in 1957, long before the FBI\u2019s Behavioral Science Unit was established in the early 1970s. There is no record of Gein ever being formally interviewed by the FBI. But while he never worked with the FBI, his crimes indirectly influenced the later study of serial killers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the shout-out to the much-beloved Netflix series goes beyond just a passing reference to the FBI agents. In addition to the nod to the <em>Mindhunter<\/em> trio in the <em>Ed Gein<\/em> story, Anderson reprises his role as Jerry Brudos, a character he originally played in <em>Mindhunter<\/em>, serving as a clever Easter egg for fans. The crossover not only acknowledges the series\u2019 devoted following but also ties the two portrayals together in a way that rewards attentive viewers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Recently, there has been a little buzz about a possible third season for the series, which was canceled six years ago. In an an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/mindhunter-star-possible-return-6-years-later\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview with CBR;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">interview with CBR<\/a>, <em>Mindhunter<\/em> star Holt McCallany, the actor tease a possible return: \u201cSo look, you know,\u00a0I had a meeting with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/david-fincher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:David Fincher;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">David Fincher<\/a> in his office a few months ago, and he said to me that\u00a0there is a chance that it may come back as three two-hour movies, but I think it\u2019s just a chance\u2026I know there are writers that are working, but you know, David has to be happy with scripts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, is <em>Monster<\/em> testing the waters of interest in a possible return of <em>Mindhunter<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/em>, all episodes streaming, Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final episode of Monster: The Ed Gein Story, \u201cThe Godfather,\u201d audiences are transported back to the 1970s and confronted with a new kind of monster. A predator ahead of his time, this murderous figure targets young women and is known by the moniker \u201cthe Pacific Northwest Killer.\u201d His telltale light yellow VW bug, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2067946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[356212,356213,353329,386787,354341,386785,379787,344411,23191,53647,386786],"class_list":["post-2067945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-charlie-hunnam","tag-ed-gein","tag-fbi","tag-happy-anderson","tag-holt-mccallany","tag-jerry-brudos","tag-jonathan-groff","tag-monster","tag-netflix","tag-netflix-series","tag-serial-killers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Did-\u2018Monster-Just-Drop-a-Surprise-Nod-to-This-Canceled.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2067947,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067945\/revisions\/2067947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2067946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2067945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2067945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}