Real evil behind the mask. When 15‑year‑old Robert Piest disappears in 1978, Detective Joe Kozenczak and Detective Rafael Tovar begin unraveling a nightmare: the respected community member John Wayne Gacy, who entertained children as a clown, is hiding dozens of murders beneath his house. From his construction business to the crawl‑space burials and the terrified victims’ families, the eight‑episode series traces not just the crimes but the trauma, the systemic failures and the lives destroyed. NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA+4Wikipedia+4peacock.originals.watch+4
🎬 SERIES DETAILS
- Title: Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
- Release Year: 2025 (Season 1 premiered October 16, 2025) NBC+2NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA+2
- Season/Episodes: Season 1, 8 episodes peacock.originals.watch+1
- Creator / Showrunner: Patrick Macmanus Metacritic+1
- Starring: Michael Chernus as John Wayne Gacy; Gabriel Luna as Detective Rafael Tovar; James Badge Dale as Joe Kozenczak; Marin Ireland as Elizabeth Piest. NBC+1
- Genre: True‑Crime Drama / Limited Series Wikipedia
- Platform: Streaming on Peacock (all episodes released at once) NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA+1
- Country / Language: United States / English Wikipedia+1
- Key Themes: Victim‑centred storytelling, institutional failure, dual life of a killer, lasting trauma. Vanity Fair+1
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