New Toronto-filmed Devil in Disguise series, starring Michael Chernus as the 1970s serial killer John Wayne Gacy, drops October 16th on Paramount+.
John Wayne Gacy explores lives of victims while exposing systemic failures that fueled his murders of 33 young men in a crawl space beneath his house.
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Gabriel Luna as Detective Rafael Tovar.
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Also known as the Killer Clown because he volunteered as a clown for sick kids, this “community leader” secretly kidnapped, murdered and buried 33 young men and boys under his house near Chicago, Illinois from 1972 to 1978.
Severance’s Michael Chernus / real-life John Wayne Gacy.
The direction that the writers are taking with this project is important, focusing on the victims and their families as well as those who finally brought John Wayne Gacy to justice. While Gacy was the perpetrator of these horrific crimes, I’m relieved that he won’t be the main focus of the series.
It’s heartbreaking for me to think of what his victims (all young men and boys) could have done with their lives had the system not failed them so tragically. I believe in the power of storytelling and hope that by telling this story, in a thoughtful way, we can play some part in preventing this from ever happening again. — Michael Chernus on Instagram.
Devil in Disguise: Gacy.
Working title: JOHN WAYNE GACY: DEVIL IN DISGUISE
Toronto filming dates: September 23 2024 – February 03 2025.
Cast: Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna, James Badge Dale, Michael Angarano, Chris Sullivan, ,Marin Ireland.
Producers: Universal, NBC News Studios.