Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 American television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story[lower-alpha 2] is the first season of the American true crime television anthology series, Monster, created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix, which was released on September 21, 2022. Murphy also serves as showrunner and is an executive producer along with Brennan. Dahmer is about the life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer (Evan Peters). Other main characters include Dahmer's father Lionel (Richard Jenkins), his stepmother Shari (Molly Ringwald), suspicious neighbor Glenda (Niecy Nash), and grandmother Catherine (Michael Learned).
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English[lower-alpha 1] |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Cinematography | Jason McCormick |
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Running time | 45–63 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) |
Dahmer received mixed reviews, but was ultimately a commercial success, reaching the number-one spot on Netflix in the first week of its release. It became Netflix's second most-watched English-language series of all time within 28 days,[4] and the third Netflix series to pass 1 billion hours viewed in 60 days.[5] The series reached number one on the Nielsen Top 10 streaming chart in the first week of its release, and placed No. 7 on Nielsen's all-time list for single-week viewership in its second week.
The series received four nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, including for the Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film, with Peters winning for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. It received six nominations at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Peters. Ultimately, Nash won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
The second season of the anthology, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story (2024), will be based on the murder case of the Menéndez brothers.