Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy - Miniseries

Run Time: 57 mins
Air Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.383 (30 votes)
PeacockSeason 1 peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne 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.
8 Episodes

Ten Days
Season 1 - Episode 1
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.

Johnny
Season 1 - Episode 2
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.

Samuel and Randy
Season 1 - Episode 3
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.

Billy
Season 1 - Episode 4
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.

Billy and Dale
Season 1 - Episode 5
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.

Tim, John and Rob
Season 1 - Episode 6
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.

David
Season 1 - Episode 7
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.

Jeffrey
Season 1 - Episode 8
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.