Netflix has released a first photo and teaser of Evan Peters as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer for the upcoming “Monster” miniseries that promises to be quite intriguing…
As NME reports, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, its full name, finally unfolds with a first image and a first teaser revealing Evan Peters in the lead role.
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At the creation, we find the regulars Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan who notably collaborated on the series Glee, Scream Queens or The Politician. Here, the 10-episode miniseries will follow the life and crimes of American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, told largely from the perspective of the latter’s victims.
According to Deadline, the series will focus on the journey of the Milwaukee cannibal, one of America’s most notorious serial killers: from his difficult childhood to his 1992 conviction, and how “incompetence and police apathy that allowed the Wisconsin native to embark on a years-long killing spree.”
In addition to the first image of Evan Peters, a brief teaser – which you can see below – has also been released online.
Obviously this is not the first collaboration of Evan Peters and Ryan Murphy who, we remind you, have already worked together on a number of projects such as American Horror Story and Pose.
Alongside the X-Men actor, the thriller series will also star Niecy Nash (My First Times), Penelope Ann Miller (American Crime), Shaun J. Brown (The Dropout), Colin Ford (Daybreak) and Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water).
Convicted of murdering 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, some of his crimes involving cannibalism, Jeffrey Dahmer was killed in 1994 at Columbia Correctional Facility in Wisconsin by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver.
In an interview with Variety, published earlier this year, Evan Peters spoke about his preparation for the role in question: “I have read so much, I have watched so much. I’ve seen so many things and at some point you have to say, ‘Okay, that’s enough.”
“There are beautifully written scripts. You can have all the backstory you want, but ultimately we’re not making a documentary.”
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is set to debut on Netflix later this year.