Michael Chernus to play infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Satan in Disguise restricted collection for Peacock.

We’ve received one more serial killer drama on the way in which as Michael Chernus (Severance) is set to play John Wayne Gacy in a restricted drama collection for Peacock.

Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy will chronicle “the harrowing crimes of one in all America’s most infamous serial killers and the investigation that in the end introduced him down.” Over the course of six years, Gacy kidnapped and murdered 33 younger males, burying lots of them within the crawl area beneath his residence. On the surface, Gacy didn’t appear to suit the mould of a twisted killer; he was lively in his neighborhood, hosted annual summer time events, and even volunteered to entertain sick youngsters dressed as a clown.

“I’m each excited and humbled by this chance,” Chernus mentioned in a press release. “The path that the writers are taking with this venture is vital, specializing in the victims and their households in addition to those that lastly introduced John Wayne Gacy to justice.”

Chernus continued: “Whereas Gacy was the perpetrator of those horrific crimes, I’m relieved that he received’t be the primary focus of the collection. It’s heartbreaking for me to consider what his victims (all younger males and boys) might have finished with their lives had the system not failed them so tragically. I imagine within the energy of storytelling and hope that by telling this story, in a considerate manner, we will play some half in stopping this from ever occurring once more.“

Patrick Macmanus, recognized for Dr. Loss of life and The Lady From Plainville, will function author, govt producer, and showrunner on the collection. Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy “peels again the twisted layers of John Wayne Gacy’s life whereas weaving within the heartrending tales of his largely homosexual victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their households and associates; and exposing the systemic failures, missed alternatives and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.“

Michael Chernus will subsequent be seen within the second season of Severance on Apple TV+. The psychological thriller collection lastly wrapped capturing in April after being pressured to halt as a result of WGA and SAG strikes. The second season doesn’t have an official launch date right now.