DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY
Peacock
You know Michael Chernus from “Severance,” but this shows his talents to a whole different level, as he takes on the role of one of America’s most notorious serial killers in this new deep dive into John Wayne Gacy. Gabriel Luna and Marin Ireland also star in this dark limited series that reminds new generations of the evil that can exist in a man’s mind. In the 1970s, Gacy murdered 33 men before he was apprehended, most of them gay men who ended up buried under his typical Chicago-suburbs house. This is his story.
DOWN CEMETERY ROAD
Apple TV+
If you love “Slow Horses,” then jump into this next series based on Mick Herron’s novels. This one is set in an Oxford suburb, with Emma Thompson played a private detective who begins investigating the disappearance of a child. Ruth Wilson is the obsessed neighbor of the child, who joins her to help solve the case. The first in Herron’s four-part book series about PI Zoë Boehm, this one’s got all the indications of another winning series from Herron’s prolific pen.
HARLAN COBEN’S LAZARUS
Prime Video
Mystery-thriller novelist Harlan Coben has created a new story just for television, as he explores the slightly supernatural in this new limited series starring Sam Clafin (“Peaky Blinders”) and Bill Nighy as son and father. As Joel Lazarus, Clafin is bent on finding out who killed his sister, a mystery that has plagued the family for decades. As he delves into the case, lots of strange things begin happening. What’s the reality? You’ll have to tune in to find out!
THE LAST FRONTIER
Apple TV+
Actor Jason Clarke also executive produces this intense crime thriller set in Alaska, playing a U.S. Marshal tasked with capturing the convicted criminals set loose on his patch because their prison-transport plane crashes in the frozen northern landscape. He’s got to catch them quickly, as they may freeze to death before he gets there. Co-starring Alfre Woddard, Haley Bennett and Dominic Cooper, this one’s always got you feeling very, very cold as you watch.
MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY
Netflix
Producer Ryan Murphy is back with another season of “Monster,” after doing Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers to much critical acclaim. This time it’s all about the nightmarish true story of Ed Gein, who was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic murder thriller “Psycho.” Played here by Charlie Hunnam, Gein’s story is so grisly that there just may be a warning toward people (and especially young ones) who aren’t aware of Gein’s horrific actions in murdering citizens of the quiet Wisconsin town he called home. He truly was a “Monster,” so be warned.