DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story release date, time for Netflix series
Ryan Murphy is co-creating a limited series about serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Serial killers have long fascinated audiences, with notorious murderers like Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper and the Long Island serial killer having been the focus of Netflix documentaries, TV shows and movies.
And now, the infamous American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer will be at the centre of a new series from Ryan Murphy.
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, co-created by Murphy and Ian Brennan, will chronicle the life and crimes of Dahmer, told through the eyes of his victims.
Evan Peters (X-Men, American Horror Story) was cast in the role back in March 2021, following hot on the heels of his surprise guest role on Marvel series WandaVision.
Peters has collaborated with Murphy on a number of projects in the past, including American Horror Story and the series Pose.
He previously spoke out about his casting and the research he had undertaken for the role, telling Variety: "I've read so much, I've watched so much, I've seen so much, and at a certain point, you've got to say, 'All right, that's enough.'
"There are beautifully written scripts. You can have all the backstory you want, but at the end of the day we're not making a documentary."
He continued: "It's more about maintaining the idea and the through line of why you're telling the story and always having that as your guiding light."
Various other cast members have also been announced, including Niecy Nash who plays Glenda Cleveland, a real-life neighbour of Dahmer’s who reported him to the police.
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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story release date and time
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story will be released on Wednesday 21st September 2022 at 8am BST.
The limited series will consist of 10 episodes.
The chilling story has previously been brought to life in the 2002 movie Dahmer, starring Jeremy Renner in the titular role, as well as 2017’s My Friend Dahmer, which featured Ross Lynch as a teenage version of the killer.
Who stars in DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story?
The following actors have been confirmed for the DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story cast.
- Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer
- Richard Jenkins as Lionel Dahmer
- Molly Ringwald as Shari Dahmer
- Michael Learned as Catherine Dahmer
- Niecy Nash as Glenda Cleveland
- Penelope Ann Miller as Joyce Dahmer
- Michael Beach as Detective Murphy
- Colby French as Detective Kennedy
- Shaun J. Brown as Tracy Edwards
- Mac Brandt as Officer Rauth
- Grant Harvey as Officer Mueller
- Matthew Alan as Officer Gabrish
- Scott Michael Morgan as Officer Balcerzak
- Josh Braaten as Young Lionel Dahmer
- Savannah Brown as Young Joyce Dahmer
- Nick A. Fisher as Young Jeffrey Dahmer
- Cameron Cowperthwaite as Steven Hicks
- Vince Hill-Bedford as Steven Tuomi
- Blake Cooper Griffin as Charles
- Matt Cordova as Detective Rauss
- Rodney Burford as Tony Hughes
- Karen Malina White as Shirley Hughes
- Nikyla Boxley as Young Shirley Hughes
- Karl Makinen as Officer Clyde Reynolds
- Nigel Gibbs as Jesse Jackson
- Brandon Black as Dean Vaughn
- Raphael Sbarge as Mayor John Norquist
- David Barrera as Police Chief Arreola
- Dyllón Burnside as Ronald Flowers
- Khetphet “KP” Phagnasay as Sounthone Sinthasomphone
- Ken Lerner as Joseph Zilber
- Dominic Burgess as John Wayne Gacy
- Chris Greene as Assistant Chaplain Adams
- Furly Mac as Christopher Scarver
- Linda Park as Julie Yang
Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) will play Lionel Dahmer, a chemist and father to Jeffrey, while The Breakfast Club icon Molly Ringwald portrays his stepmother, Shari.
Glenda Cleveland, a real-life neighbour of Dahmer’s who had called the police and attempted to warn them of Dahmer (to no avail), will be a leading role in the series. She's portrayed in the show by Niecy Nash.
Other cast members include Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J Brown, and Colin Ford.
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story plot
The series is based on the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and boys over a period spanning from 1978 until his eventual capture in 1991.
The limited series will focus on the victim and delve into the police impotence which allowed Dahmer to evade capture of numerous occasions, including a now infamous 1991 incident when a 14-year-old victim, Konerak Sinthasomphone, escaped Dahmer's flat and was discovered, bleeding and drugged, by several women who dialled 911.
However, when the police arrived on the scene, Dahmer convinced them that it was a domestic disturbance between adult lovers and that Sinthasomphone was drunk, and they returned Sinthasomphone to Dahmer's flat, where he was killed.
The official release for the show from Netflix reads: "DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes, centred around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade."
Is there a trailer for Netflix's DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story?
Yes. Things aren't looking great for Dahmer as his neighbour questions him about the stench of rotten meat coming from his home.
Watch the latest trailer below.
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story will debut on Netflix on Wednesday 21st September 2022. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what’s on tonight.
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