Peacock’s ‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ Gets Creepy Teaser and Images Ahead of October Premiere
Peacock has ordered up their own limited scripted series based on the John Wayne Gacy murders, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy,” and an eerie new teaser brings an unsettling first look.
“Devil in Disguise” premieres on Peacock on October 16, 2025.
The official synopsis: “From 1972-1978, thirty-three young men were kidnapped, murdered, and buried in a crawl space beneath their killer’s house. And no one was the wiser. Not for all those years. Why? He was charming and funny. Had a good, All-American job. Was a community leader. He even volunteered to entertain sick kids… while dressed as a clown. Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy peels back the twisted layers of Gacy’s life while weaving in heartrending stories of his victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their families and friends; and exposing the systemic failures, missed opportunities, and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.”
John Wayne Gacy and his ‘Pogo the Clown’ alter ego made America afraid of clowns long before Stephen King introduced us to Pennywise, claiming 33 lives before being arrested in 1978.
As Wikipedia notes, “John Wayne Gacy was sentenced to death on March 13, 1980. He was executed by lethal injection at Stateville Correctional Center on May 10, 1994.”
The series hails from showrunner/executive producer/writer Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Death, The Girl From Plainville) and boasts an impressive cast.
Michael Chernus (Severance, Dead Ringers), Gabriel Luna (The Last of Us, Terminator: Dark Fate), James Badge Dale (The Empty Man), Michael Angarano (Oppenheimer, This Is Us), Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, Mercy), and Marin Ireland (The Dark and the Wicked, The Boogeyman) star.
The new teaser below doesn’t give much away, but it does establish a suitably eerie atmosphere perfect for the Halloween season.
Look for the eight-episode limited series to arrive this October, only on Peacock.
DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY — — Pictured: Michael Chernus as John Wayne Gacy — (Photo by: Brooke Palmer/PEACOCK)
DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY — Pictured: (l-r) Gabriel Luna as Det. Rafael Tovar, James Badge Dale as Det. Joe Kozenczak— (Photo by: Brooke Palmer/PEACOCK)
DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY — Pictured: (l-r) Chris Sullivan as Bill Knuckle, Hamish Allan-Headley as Detective. Michael Albrecht, James Badge Dale as Det. Joe Kozenczak, Michael Angarano as Sam Amirante, Michael Chernus as John Wayne Gacy — (Photo by: Brooke Palmer/PEACOCK)
DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY — — Pictured: (l-r) Megan Murphy as Lynn Meadows, Krista Bridges as Rosemarie Szyc, Levi Shelton as Johnny Szyc — (Photo by: Brooke Palmer/PEACOCK)
DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY — Pictured: (l-r) Thom Nyhuus as Kenneth Piest, Marin Ireland as Elizabeth Piest, Greg Bryk as Harold Piest, Cricket Brown as Kerry Piest — (Photo by: Brooke Palmer/PEACOCK)
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