TV series

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

2025★ 7.4 · 66Ended1 seasonCrimeDrama

Overview

When a teenager goes missing, it becomes clear that many young men and boys have disappeared at the hands of John Wayne Gacy, the prime suspect.

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Cast

Michael Chernus
as John Wayne Gacy

Gabriel Luna
as Det. Rafael Tovar

James Badge Dale
as Chief of Detectives Joe Kozenczak

Michael Angarano
as Sam Amirante

Chris Sullivan
as Lead Prosecutor Bill Kunkle

Marin Ireland
as Elizabeth Piest

Crew

Liz Cole
Executive Producer

Noah Oppenheim
Executive Producer

Patrick Macmanus
Executive Producer

Ashley Michel Hoban
Executive Producer

Ahmadu Garba
Executive Producer

Kelly Funke
Executive Producer

Thomas Kotcheff
Orchestrator

Yasmin Almanaseer
Executive Story Editor

Liz Fischer
Consulting Producer

Russ Hammonds
Producer

Nick Chuba
Original Music Composer

Leopold Ross
Original Music Composer

Seasons

Miniseries

Season 1 peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy's life while weaving in heartrending stories of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.

Episodes: 8

Information

Community

7.4/ 10

66 TMDB votes

7.4

Created by: Patrick Macmanus

First air date: 2025-10-16

Show status: Ended

Genres

CrimeDrama

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