Michael Chernus To Play Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy In Peacock’s True Crime Limited Series ‘Devil In Disguise’
deadline.comMichael Chernus (Severance, Dead Ringers) has been tapped for the title role in Peacock’s limited drama series Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.
True crime veteran Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Death, The Girl From Plainville) serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the scripted series, inspired by the 2021 Peacock original docuseries John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise.
It chronicles the harrowing crimes of one of America’s most notorious serial killers and the investigation that ultimately brought him down.
From 1972-1978, thirty-three young men were kidnapped, murdered and buried in a crawl space beneath the house of their killer, Gacy, who went undetected for years because he was charming and funny, had a good, all-American job, was a community leader and even volunteered to entertain sick kids… while dressed as a clown.
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