Peacock has lastly discovered the actor starring because the infamous serial killer in its upcoming restricted drama collection, titled Satan in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy. The collection is impressed by the streamer’s 2021 six-part documentary collection, John Wayne Gacy: Satan in Disguise.
Different particulars in regards to the drama stay near the vest, together with different stars concerned, however the official synopsis states that the collection will peel again “the twisted layers of Gacy’s life whereas weaving within the heartrending tales of his principally homosexual victims; exploring the grief, guilt, and trauma of their households and buddies; and exposing the systemic failures, missed alternatives and societal prejudices that fueled his reign of terror.”
Who will play John Wayne Gacy in Satan in Disguise?
Michael Chernus will lead the upcoming restricted drama collection as serial killer Gacy. In a press release (by way of Selection), the actor revealed that the collection gained’t be closely targeted on the harrowing perpetrator however will as an alternative concentrate on the victims in addition to their households. Gacy, additionally known as the Killer Clown, brutally murdered a complete of 33 younger males between 1972 and 1978.
“I’m each excited and humbled by this chance. The path that the writers are taking with this undertaking is necessary, specializing in the victims and their households in addition to those that lastly introduced John Wayne Gacy to justice,” stated the actor.
He added, “Whereas Gacy was the perpetrator of those horrific crimes, I’m relieved that he gained’t be the primary focus of the collection. It’s heartbreaking for me to consider what his victims (all younger males and boys) might have executed with their lives had the system not failed them so tragically. I consider within the energy of storytelling and hope that by telling this story, in a considerate manner, we are able to play some half in stopping this from ever occurring once more.”
Chernus can presently be seen as Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale within the sci-fi thriller Severance. His different appearing credit embody Spider-Man: Homecoming, Werewolves Inside, Manhattan, Patriot, Tommy, and Useless Ringers, amongst others.
