Episode guide
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy: Miniseries
8 episodes · premiered Oct 16, 2025
Season 1 peels back the twisted layers of John Wayne 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.
- Episode 1: Ten Days Oct 16, 2025 · 59m After a teenager disappears, officers track, interrogate and tail the man he was last seen with.
- Episode 2: Johnny Oct 16, 2025 · 59m Officers excavate the crawl space beneath Gacy's home; Gacy shows where he disposed of Rob's body.
- Episode 3: Samuel and Randy Oct 16, 2025 · 58m As police make a shocking discovery, the media circus begins; two teens navigate boyhood in Uptown.
- Episode 4: Billy Oct 16, 2025 · 1h 1m A psychiatrist interviews Gacy; Tovar and Kozenczak uncover systemic failures; teenage love unfolds.
- Episode 5: Billy and Dale Oct 16, 2025 · 48m A blizzard buries Chicago; Kozenczak tracks down Gacy's surviving victims; a teen learns sex work.
- Episode 6: Tim, John and Rob Oct 16, 2025 · 1h 1m In the past, Gacy confesses to Sam how he groomed, sexually assaulted and killed boys and young men.
- Episode 7: David Oct 16, 2025 · 57m Tovar drives Gacy to court hoping to uncover his kill count; Gacy's grooming of Cram is revealed.
- Episode 8: Jeffrey Oct 16, 2025 · 59m Jeffrey Rignall's story is told; Gacy's execution day brings protests, reunions and moral debates.