DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: Season 1

2022 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.5

Miniseries

What Season 1 of DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

Evan Peters plays Jeffrey Dahmer in this series that traces how he became one of the best-known serial killers in the United States. The story focuses on his childhood and adolescence, marked by an absent father, Lionel, played by Richard Jenkins, and a mother struggling with drug addiction. Alongside them are his stepmother Shari, played by Molly Ringwald, and his grandmother Catherine. The action takes place in Ohio and Wisconsin between 1978 and 1991. His victims were mostly young Black and Asian men, and the suspicions of those around him were ignored by the police. The plot asks what forces drove him toward his crimes and how he managed to evade justice for so long.

10episodes

Sep 21, 2022premiered

9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Episode One
Sep 21, 2022 · 50 min · ★ 7.9
After throwing his neighbor off the stench coming from his apartment, Jeff heads to a local bar, where a stranger takes him up on a tempting offer.
Directed by: Carl Franklin · Written by: Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy · Starring: Michael Beach, Colby French, Mac Brandt, Shaun Brown
1x02 Please Don't Go
Sep 21, 2022 · 53 min · ★ 7.8
A young Jeff contends with troubles at home and school. Years later, his strange behavior evolves into murderous deeds that slip past the police.
Directed by: Clement Virgo · Written by: Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy · Starring: Brey Chanadet, Nick Fisher, Michael Beach, Colby French
1x03 Doin' a Dahmer
Sep 21, 2022 · 54 min · ★ 7.7
Left to live alone after his parents' turbulent divorce, high school senior Jeff breaks routine when he invites a hitchhiker into his home.
Directed by: Clement Virgo · Written by: Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy · Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Josh Braaten, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Savannah Brown
1x04 The Good Boy Box
Sep 21, 2022 · 64 min · ★ 7.7
From high school to the Army, Jeff struggles to find stability. While living in his grandmother's house, Jeff begins targeting young men at gay bars.
Directed by: Jennifer Lynch · Written by: Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy · Starring: Michael Beach, Colby French, Cameron Cowperthwaite, Justin Stella
1x05 Blood on Their Hands
Sep 21, 2022 · 61 min · ★ 7.2
Jeff's list of victims grows longer without a full police investigation. An encounter with a teen lands him in jail. Later, he gets his own apartment.
Directing: Jennifer Lynch · Writing: Ian Brennan · Starring: Michael Beach, Colby French, Kieran Tamondong, Rodney Burford
1x06 Silenced
Sep 21, 2022 · 56 min · ★ 7.8
Aspiring model Tony moves to Madison and meets Jeff at a bar, beginning a relationship through handwritten notes that takes a dark turn.
Directed by: Paris Barclay · Written by: David McMillan, Janet Mock · Starring: Rodney Burford, Karen Malina White, Nikyla Boxley, Karl Makinen
1x07 Cassandra
Sep 21, 2022 · 46 min · ★ 7.2
A prominent activist meets with Glenda, who recounts her harrowing experiences living next door to Jeff and how her concerns went largely ignored.
Directed by: Jennifer Lynch · Written by: Ian Brennan, David McMillan, Janet Mock · Starring: Michael Beach, Colby French, Mac Brandt, Shaun Brown
1x08 Lionel
Sep 21, 2022 · 49 min · ★ 7.7
As Jeff awaits trial, his father deals with his own demons, the Milwaukee police try to save face and the victims' families share their stories.
Directed by: Gregg Araki · Written by: Ian Brennan, David McMillan · Starring: Michael Beach, Colby French, Shaun Brown, Penelope Ann Miller
1x09 The Bogeyman
Sep 21, 2022 · 50 min · ★ 6.9
Glenda, the victims and their families do their best to move forward despite haunting memories, while Jeff attracts fanfare from behind bars.
Directed by: Jennifer Lynch · Written by: Reilly Smith, Ian Brennan, David McMillan · Starring: Kieran Tamondong, Ken Lerner, Matthew Alan, Scott Michael Morgan
1x10 God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance Season Finale
Sep 21, 2022 · 56 min · ★ 7.3
In prison, Jeff's newfound fame makes him a target. His parents seek closure and Glenda pushes for a memorial on familiar grounds to honor the victims.
Directed by: Paris Barclay · Written by: Reilly Smith, Ian Brennan, David McMillan · Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Somlit Inthalangsy, Phet Mahathongdy, Brayden Maniago