Patrick Macmanus
Director
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025)
Miniseries
Season 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.
Released Oct. 16, 2025
Episode 57 min
15+
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Watch Providers: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
Production Companies: NBC News Studios, Littleton Road Productions
Network: Peacock
Country: United States
Languages:
German,
English
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7.0
S1E1 - Ten Days
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
7.4
S1E2 - Johnny
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
7.3
S1E3 - Samuel and Randy
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
7.4
S1E4 - Billy
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
7.7
S1E5 - Billy and Dale
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
7.9
S1E6 - Tim, John and Rob
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
7.0
S1E7 - David
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
6.1
S1E8 - Jeffrey
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.
Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
Network: Peacock
Episode Runtime: 57 min.
Season Runtime: 462 min.
Released: Oct. 16, 2025
Last Air Date: Oct. 16, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-MA
Common sense age: 15+
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