Miniseries
(2025)
Overview
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.
Cast
as John Wayne Gacy
as Det. Rafael Tovar
as Chief of Detectives Joe Kozenczak
as Sam Amirante
as Lead Prosecutor Bill Kunkle
as Elizabeth Piest
Episodes
Ten Days 6.6
October 16, 2025
After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
Johnny 8.0
October 16, 2025
Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
Samuel and Randy 7.0
October 16, 2025
As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
Billy 8.0
October 16, 2025
A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
Billy and Dale 8.5
October 16, 2025
A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
Tim, John and Rob 8.5
October 16, 2025
In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
David 7.0
October 16, 2025
Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
Jeffrey 7.0
October 16, 2025
Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.