Few in Hollywood have a filmography ranging from American Horror Story to Glee. Ryan Murphy returns to television with DAHMER Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, based on the notorious serial killer that claimed the lives of seventeen victims between 1978 and 1991.
Longtime alum of the Murphy universe, Evan Peters takes on the titular role with the trailer glimpsing into the life of Jeffrey Dahmer, who invited young men into his apartment — and we all know what happens next.
The trailer feeds off the ooh’s and aah’s associated with the growing roster of dramatized, meet-the-serial-killer TV. However, it also hints at the systemic racism that aided Dhamer’s evasion of justice. Many of his victims were people of color, and calls for help were consistently ignored, particularly from Dahmer’s black neighbor Glenda Cleveland (Niecy Nash).
“I called y’all for months. And it’s too late. Y’all came too late,” Cleveland cries out in the trailer, offering a slight glimmer of hope that Murphy’s show will avoid crass cliches, and take on more grappling themes instead.
DAHMER Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story premieres on Netflix Sept. 21. (opens in a new tab)
