Evan Peters transforms into Jeffrey Dahmer in promotional footage for upcoming Netflix limited series

Netflix has released a new image of Evan Peters playing Jeffrey Dahmer ahead of a new Ryan Murphy limited series, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Footage shows Peters’ profile from behind as he plays the notorious serial killer who murdered 17 people between 1978 and 1991.

The limited series will tell the story of Dahmer from the perspective of his victims, and explore the major mistakes Wisconsin law enforcement made in handling the killer’s investigation. famous series.

The Latest: Netflix has released a new image of Evan Peters playing Jeffrey Dahmer ahead of a new limited series by Ryan Murphy, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

The show also stars Niecy Nash, Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J. Brown, Colin Ford and Richard Jenkins, and directors Paris Barclay, Carl Franklin and Janet Mock.

Peters previously worked with Murphy on a number of projects, including nine of the 10 seasons of American Horror Story, as well as the Pose series.

Peters in April told Variety about the daunting task he took on to do extensive research on Dahmer for the role.

“I read a lot, I watched a lot, I watched a lot, and at a certain point you have to say, ‘Okay, that’s enough,’” he said. ‘There are scripts that are so beautifully written. You can have all the plot you want, but in the end we’re not going to make a documentary.

Peters previously worked with Murphy on a number of projects, including nine of the 10 seasons of American Horror Story, as well as the Pose series. He was arrested in LA in March

Dahmer in 1992 was found guilty of 16 murders for which he was charged and sentenced to 16 life sentences. He was beaten to death by another inmate in November 1994 at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin

‘It’s more about maintaining the idea and why you’re telling the story and always taking that as your guiding light.’

Dahmer in 1992 was found guilty of 16 murders for which he was charged and sentenced to 16 life sentences. He was beaten to death by another inmate in November 1994 at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.

Dahmer’s terrible story was captured in the 2002 film Dahmer, in which Jeremy Renner starred; as well as 2017’s My Friend Dahmer, in which Ross Lynch played a teenage version of the newborn serial killer.

Murphy is collaborating on the project with Ian Brennan. The limited series is expected to arrive on the streaming service later this year.

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