Overview

• The eight-episode limited series begins streaming Oct. 16 on Peacock, with Michael Chernus as Gacy and Patrick Macmanus as creator and showrunner.
• Early reviews highlight a restrained approach that focuses on victims and their families and examines 1970s homophobia and policing lapses.
• Each episode ends with tributes naming or showing victims and includes links to support resources, including the Regarding Youth ImpACT campaign.
• Macmanus says the production reached out to about 30 victims’ families during development and heard back from five.
• Variety reports Peacock and Macmanus are in early discussions about a potential second installment centered on Richard Ramirez, which has not been confirmed.