{"id":23146,"date":"2025-06-16T09:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:53:00","slug":"spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirit Studios, Hearst EMEA &#038; BossaNova Team for Ed Gein Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spirit Studios, Hearst Networks EMEA and BossaNova Media have unveiled the true crime docudrama <em>Ed Gein: Original Psycho<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The two-parter features reconstructed transcripts of Gein\u2019s original confessions from November 1957 using generative AI, alongside interviews with criminal psychologists, forensic experts and those who knew him. It is directed by Matt Campion and produced by Martin Sadofski and is set to arrive on Hearst Networks UK\u2019s Crime+Investigation channel this fall, with BossaNova handling distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Campion, Spirit Studios&#8217; creative director and co-founder, said: \u201cThis is not just another retelling of a notorious case\u2014it\u2019s an invitation into the fractured mind of Ed Gein, told in a way that\u2019s as immersive as it is unsettling. We wanted to create something that pushes the boundaries of true crime storytelling and resonates with a global audience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Hornsby, Hearst Networks EMEA&#8217;s head of acquisitions, added, \u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be partnering with Spirit Studios and BossaNova in this two-part special for Crime+Investigation U.K. Use of pioneering production techniques and innovative storytelling methods enables us to give an entirely fresh and revelatory insight into the life and times of one of America\u2019s most infamous killers.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Runham, head of acquisitions at BossaNova, said: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be entering into our first collaboration with Spirit Studios. Both Spirit and BossaNova have a strong track record in the true crime genre, making this partnership all the more meaningful as we join forces to deliver programs that are disturbingly authentic. <em>Ed Gein: Original Psycho<\/em> will bring viewers face to face with one of history\u2019s most notorious killers\u2014the man whose crimes inspired some of Hollywood\u2019s most iconic and terrifying horror films. With the third series of Netflix\u2019s <em>Monster<\/em> franchise coming up, featuring Charlie Hunnam as Gein, we\u2019re anticipating major buzz around the films and for them to make waves internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spirit Studios, Hearst Networks EMEA and BossaNova Media have unveiled the true crime docudrama Ed Gein: Original Psycho.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":23147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[6111,7249,11096,9992,10887,10697,5967],"class_list":["post-23146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bossanova-media","tag-claire-runham","tag-ed-gein-original-psycho","tag-hearst-networks-emea","tag-kelly-hornsby","tag-matt-campion","tag-spirit-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spirit Studios, Hearst EMEA &amp; BossaNova Team for Ed Gein Doc - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spirit Studios, Hearst EMEA &amp; BossaNova Team for Ed Gein Doc - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Spirit Studios, Hearst Networks EMEA and BossaNova Media have unveiled the true crime docudrama Ed Gein: Original Psycho.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-16T13:56:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-16T19:53:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/Ed-Gein-625.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/\",\"name\":\"Spirit Studios, Hearst EMEA & BossaNova Team for Ed Gein Doc - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-16T13:56:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-16T19:53:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/spirit-studios-hearst-emea-bossanova-team-for-ed-gein-doc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Spirit Studios, Hearst EMEA &#038; BossaNova Team for Ed Gein Doc\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\",\"name\":\"Mansha Daswani\",\"description\":\"Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. 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