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COLLECTION · Series · 2025

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

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.

Source: TMDB
* 7.3 (62)CrimeDramaUnited States
Creators
Patrick Macmanus
Countries
United States
Studios
Peacock · NBC News Studios · Littleton Road Productions
Runtime
57 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
16/10/2025
Score
7.3 / 10 (62)
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Seasons and episodes
Miniseries
Miniseries
8 episodes · 2025

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.

Ten Days
Episode 1. Ten Days
2025-10-16 · 59 min

After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.

Johnny
Episode 2. Johnny
2025-10-16 · 59 min

Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.

Samuel and Randy
Episode 3. Samuel and Randy
2025-10-16 · 58 min

As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.

Billy
Episode 4. Billy
2025-10-16 · 61 min

A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.

Billy and Dale
Episode 5. Billy and Dale
2025-10-16 · 48 min

A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.

Tim, John and Rob
Episode 6. Tim, John and Rob
2025-10-16 · 61 min

In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.

David
Episode 7. David
2025-10-16 · 57 min

Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.

Jeffrey
Episode 8. Jeffrey
2025-10-16 · 59 min

Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.

Cast by season
Michael Chernus
Michael Chernus
John Wayne Gacy
Gabriel Luna
Gabriel Luna
Det. Rafael Tovar
James Badge Dale
James Badge Dale
Chief of Detectives Joe Kozenczak
Michael Angarano
Michael Angarano
Sam Amirante
Chris Sullivan
Chris Sullivan
Lead Prosecutor Bill Kunkle
Marin Ireland
Marin Ireland
Elizabeth Piest
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Keywords
detective1970sillinoisinvestigationbased on true storymurderserial killerlawyerminiseriestrue crime
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