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John Wayne Gacy Sequence Satan in Disguise: Michael Chernus as Serial Killer


Michael Chernus is unveiling his John Wayne Gacy.

The Severance and Orange Is the New Black star performs the elusive serial killer within the Peacock’s true-crime sequence launching within the fall, and Chernus makes a quick look within the function on the finish of the eerie teaser trailer launched on Tuesday (under).

All eight episodes launch Thursday, Oct. 16 on Peacock.

Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy is government produced by showrunner Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Loss of life, The Woman From Plainville) and alongside with Chernus, the sequence stars Gabriel Luna (The Final of Us), Michael Angarano (Oppenheimer), Chris Sullivan (That is Us) and Marin Eire (The Irishman).

Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy will discover the heartbreaking tales of Gacy’s victims and the immense grief and trauma that their households endured whereas his crimes went unnoticed for thus lengthy.

Chernus stated he was initially hesitant to tackle the function. “Completely on no account did I need to be part of one thing that was glorifying John Gacy,” he advised Vainness Honest. “The victims, in the event that they’re named in any respect, solely [appear] of their relation to the one that perpetrated the crimes.”

It was Macmanus who satisfied him, telling him, “Gacy’s not going to be on the heart of this, so that you received’t be in each scene.” Macmanus advised the outlet he had comparable, preliminary hesitations, citing the backlash towards Ryan Murphy’s true-crime Netflix hit sequence Monster: “I truthfully didn’t need this to be Dahmer. And reality be advised, on the time, I didn’t actually know the best way to make it something however that.”

Right here’s the sequence synopsis: “From 1972-1978, 33 younger males had been kidnapped, murdered and buried in a crawl house beneath their killer’s home. And nobody was the wiser. Not for all these years. Why? He was charming and humorous. Had , All-American job. Was a neighborhood chief. He even volunteered to entertain sick children… whereas dressed as a clown. Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy peels again the twisted layers of Gacy’s life whereas weaving in heartrending tales of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their households and pals; and exposing the systemic failures, missed alternatives and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.”

Government producers additionally embody Noah Oppenheim (Zero Day, The Maze Runner, Jackie) and Liz Cole (John Wayne Gacy: Satan in Disguise, The Factor About Pam) for NBC Information Studios, Ashley Michel Hoban (Dr. Loss of life 2, The Woman From Plainville), Ahmadu Garba (Dr. Loss of life, Halo), and Kelly Funke for Littleton Street Productions. Macmanus directs the finale. The sequence from UCP, a division of Common Studio Group, filmed in Toronto.

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