Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy

Miniseries

2025 · 8 episodes · 7h 42m in all · 7.5/10

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.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Ten Days

   16 Oct 2025 · 59 min · 7.3/10

   After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.

2. 

   2. Johnny

   16 Oct 2025 · 59 min · 7.8/10

   Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.

3. 

   3. Samuel and Randy

   16 Oct 2025 · 58 min · 7.6/10

   As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.

4. 

   4. Billy

   16 Oct 2025 · 61 min · 7.6/10

   A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.

5. 

   5. Billy and Dale

   16 Oct 2025 · 48 min · 7.7/10

   A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.

6. 

   6. Tim, John and Rob

   16 Oct 2025 · 61 min · 8.1/10

   In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.

7. 

   7. David

   16 Oct 2025 · 57 min · 7.5/10

   Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.

8. 

   8. Jeffrey

   16 Oct 2025 · 59 min · 6.7/10

   Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.