Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025–2025)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime, History1 season, 8 episodes
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy posterReview score: 75%

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Plot

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.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E06Tim, John and RobS01E06 · 8.0In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
  2. 02Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E02JohnnyS01E02 · 7.8Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
  3. 03Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E05Billy and DaleS01E05 · 7.6A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2025Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E01Ten DaysOctober 16, 2025 7.3After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
  2. S01E02Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E02JohnnyOctober 16, 2025 7.8Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
  3. S01E03Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E03Samuel and RandyOctober 16, 2025 7.5As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
  4. S01E04Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E04BillyOctober 16, 2025 7.5A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
  5. S01E05Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E05Billy and DaleOctober 16, 2025 7.6A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
  6. S01E06Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E06Season's bestTim, John and RobOctober 16, 2025 8.0In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
  7. S01E07Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E07DavidOctober 16, 2025 7.2Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
  8. S01E08Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy S01E08JeffreyOctober 16, 2025 6.4Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.

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Cast

Michael ChernusMichael ChernusJohn Wayne GacyGabriel LunaGabriel LunaDet. Rafael TovarJames Badge DaleJames Badge DaleChief of Detectives Joe KozenczakMichael AngaranoMichael AngaranoSam AmiranteChris SullivanChris SullivanLead Prosecutor Bill KunkleMarin IrelandMarin IrelandElizabeth Piest

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