Jeffrey Dahmer series ‘Monster’ smashes Netflix records after leaving viewers sickened

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Netflix’s biggest ever hits with almost 500million hours viewed so far.The Ryan Murphy limited series, which stars Evan Peters as the notorious serial killer and cannibal, premiered two weeks ago on Netflix (September 21).The show dives into the life and crime spree of one of America's most prolific serial killers, Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered more than a dozen people over the course of 13 years.READ MORE: Jeffrey Dahmer victim's family brands series 'retraumatising' as they slam Netflix showDahmer was arrested for his horrific crimes in 1991.

He was then sentenced to 16 terms of life imprisonment for the murders of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 - several of which involved necrophilia and cannibalism.The notorious killer, played by American Horror Story star Evan Peters in the series, only served three years in prison before he was beaten to death by a fellow inmate in 1994.

Since its debut on the streaming service, the 10-part-series has been viewed for 496.1million hours so far. With at least 56 million households who have watched all of the 10 episodes, according to Variety.The show, which is largely told from the points of view of his victims, includes the harrowing depiction of how Dahmer lured his victims to their death and highlights the errors of police who failed to capture him for more than a decade.Upon watching the series viewers took to social media to share their thoughts on the gruesome story – with many admitting they had to turn off halfway through.One user penned: "I cannot watch that Jeffrey Dahmer show… makes me physically sick.”"That Jeffrey Dahmer show has me sick to my stomach,” said a second.Someone else wrote: "I watched 11 minutes of the new Jeffrey Dahmer series and had to turn it off.