John Wayne Gacy Limited Series ‘Devil in Disguise’ Casts Gabriel Luna, James Badge Dale, Michael Angarano, Chris Sullivan, Marin Ireland
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Gabriel Luna (The Last of Us, Terminator: Dark Fate), James Badge Dale (Savant, 1923), Michael Angarano (Oppenheimer, This Is Us), Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, Mercy), and Marin Ireland are all set to star in the series. They will appear opposite Michael Chernus, who is set to play Gacy.
The show is inspired by the 2021 Peacock docuseries “John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise,” which was produced by NBC News Studios. Gacy infamously murdered 33 young men between 1972 and 1978 before his capture.
The official logline for the show states that it “peels back the twisted layers of Gacy’s life while weaving in heartrending stories of his mostly gay 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.”
Luna will play Detective Rafael Tovar, while Dale will play Chief of Detectives Joe Kozenczak. Angarano will play Sam Amirante, with Sullivan playing Lead Prosecutor Bill Kunkle. Ireland will play Elizabeth Piest.
Luna is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360, Ziffren Brittenham LLP, Shelter PR. Dale is repped by CAA, MJ Management, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman et al. Angarano is repped by Anonymous Content, UTA, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman. Sullivan is repped by Gersh, Suskin/Karshan, and Hansen Jacobsen. Ireland is repped by Untitled and CAA.
Patrick Macmanus serves as writer, showrunner on “Devil in Disguise” under his Littleton Road Productions banner with Kelly Funke of Littleton Road also executive producing. Noah Oppenheim and Liz Cole of NBC News Studios also executive produce along with Ashley Michel Hoban and Ahmadu Garba. UCP will produce.