Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy2025

Name: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Genre: Psychological, Survival
Released: 2025-10-16
Rating: 7.4

Created by Patrick Macmanus

7.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.5TMDB 7.3

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Year

2025

Seasons

Network

Peacock

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 1 win & 3 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Based on one of America's most chilling real-life cases, this miniseries tracks the investigation into John Wayne Gacy — a seemingly ordinary man whose suburban façade concealed monstrous crimes against young men and boys. As detectives and lawyers close in, the series examines how a killer operated undetected for so long. Grounded in the 1970s Illinois setting, it balances procedural tension with the human cost borne by victims and their families.

Content: Depictions Of Murder And Abduction, Themes Of Violence Against Minors, Disturbing Subject Matter Involving A Real Serial Killer, Psychological Distress

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E6 · Tim, John and Rob

8.0

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E6 · Tim, John and Rob

8.0

★ 7.4 avg· 7h 42m total· Oct 2025 → Oct 2025

S1.E1 · Ten DaysPremiere
7.3
Oct 16, 2025 · 59 min · Dir: Larysa Kondracki
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
S1.E2 · Johnny
7.8
Oct 16, 2025 · 59 min · Dir: Ashley Michel Hoban
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
S1.E3 · Samuel and Randy
7.5
Oct 16, 2025 · 58 min · Dir: Maggie Kiley
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
S1.E4 · Billy
7.5
Oct 16, 2025 · 61 min · Dir: Maggie Kiley
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
S1.E5 · Billy and Dale
7.6
Oct 16, 2025 · 48 min · Dir: Bille Woodruff
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.