Miniseries · Peacock
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Chernus
John Wayne Gacy
8 eps
Gabriel Luna
Det. Rafael Tovar
8 eps
James Badge Dale
Chief of Detectives Joe Kozenczak
8 eps
Michael Angarano
Sam Amirante
8 eps
Chris Sullivan
Lead Prosecutor Bill Kunkle
8 eps
Marin Ireland
Elizabeth Piest
8 eps
Greg Bryk
Harold Piest
8 eps
Etienne Kellici
Samuel Stapleton
2 eps
Finlay Wojtak-Hissong
Randy Reffett
1 eps
Robert Meynell
Donald Voorhees Sr.
1 eps
Andrew Johnston
Donald Voorhees Jr
1 eps
Joshua Kilimnik
Teenage Gacy
1 eps
Max Mattern
Billy Carroll
1 eps
Mason Versaw
Robert Donnelly
2 eps
Jake Horowitz
David Cram
3 eps
Brayden Raqueño
Dale Landingin
1 eps
Hamish Allan-Headley
Det. Michael Albrecht
3 eps
Ted Dykstra
Det. Allen Fanholm
5 eps
Cricket Brown
Kerry Piest
6 eps
Nina Kiri
Mary Amirante
3 eps
Alex Paxton-Beesley
Helen
2 eps
Lynne Griffin
Gladys
1 eps
Thom Nyhuus
Kenneth Piest
4 eps
Desmond Sivan
Fred Tovar
1 eps
Levi Shelton
John 'Johnny' Szyc
1 eps
Tom Barnett
Richard Szyc
1 eps
Chloe Avakian
Patti Szyc
3 eps
Eva Foote
Carol Gacy
2 eps
Mitchell Court
Eldest Szyc Son
1 eps
Yona Epstein-Roth
Cliff
1 eps
Rolando Alvarez Giacoman
Janitor
1 eps
Megan Murphy
Lynn Meadows
1 eps
Mary Wiseman
Karen Gacy
1 eps
Kristine Nielsen
Marion Gacy
2 eps
Sprague Grayden
Bessie Stapleton
3 eps
Lena Pepe
Juanita
2 eps
Krista Bridges
Rosemarie Szyc
3 eps
Christian Bako
Marko Butkovich
2 eps
Dan Lett
Dr. Stein
1 eps
Jim Annan
Judge Louis Garippo
2 eps
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Miniseries
20258 episodes
7.4IMDbSeason 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.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Patrick Macmanus
Showrunner
Noah Oppenheim
Executive producer
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Kelly Funke
Executive producer
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Liz Cole
Executive producer
Ahmadu Garba
Executive producer
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Ashley Michel Hoban
Executive producer
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Matthew White
Writer
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Gregory Locklear
Writer
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Yasmin Almanaseer
Writer
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Sebastián Rea
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Noah OppenheimExecutive Producer
- Patrick MacmanusExecutive Producer
- Russ HammondsProducer
- Kelly FunkeExecutive Producer
- Liz ColeExecutive Producer
- Ahmadu GarbaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Matthew WhiteWriter
- Patrick MacmanusWriter
- Gregory LocklearWriter
- Yasmin AlmanaseerWriter
- Ahmadu GarbaWriter
- Ashley Michel HobanWriter
Direction
- Bille WoodruffDirector
- Patrick MacmanusDirector
- Maggie KileyDirector
- Ashley Michel HobanDirector
- Larysa KondrackiDirector
Cinematography
- DJ StipsenDirector of Photography
- Kat WestergaardDirector of Photography
- David A. MakinDirector of Photography
Music
- Nick ChubaOriginal Music Composer
- Leopold RossOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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- Peacock Premium PlusStreaming
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