With the release of the Ryan Murphy-produced true-crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”, family members of some of the notorious serial killer’s victims are expressing their displeasure with the dramatization.
28.09.2022 - 00:47 / thewrap.com
“Dahmer” Netflix series just launched to some impressive premiere numbers, and considering how many people checked out the true crime limited series in its first week, its ’80s and ’90s-infused soundtrack is no doubt of interest.Jeffrey Dahmer was one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he committed a series of brutal murders, often dismembering his victims and keeping body parts as souvenirs.
His crimes horrified the nation and captivated the media.The Netflix limited series “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” chronicles Dahmer’s childhood and early adulthood, leading up to the first of his murders in 1978. It explores the events that shaped him into a serial killer, and the police investigation that eventually led to his capture.
It’s hard to believe that he evaded escape for so long, given the lack of complexity in planning and executing his crimes. Evan Peters has received acclaim, from both critics and fans, for his portrayal of the serial killer. Netflix has done a stellar job at weaving an intricate story that spans multiple periods, and aims to shift much of the focus onto his long list of victims.
The true story drama series is spread across 10 episodes and features a terrific soundtrack with many great throwbacks to the ’80s and ’90s, transporting viewers back to this eclectic era. Some of the artists and bands featured in the series include Donovan, KC and the Sunshine Band, Nick Cave, Pretty Poison, Barry Manilow, London Beat and the Jesus & Mary Chain.The series also features an incredible original score from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, whose past scoring work includes “Wind River” (2017), “Hell or High Water” (2016), “The Road” (2009) and “The
.With the release of the Ryan Murphy-produced true-crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”, family members of some of the notorious serial killer’s victims are expressing their displeasure with the dramatization.
Netflix series about the serial killer.Speaking to The Guardian, Shirley Hughes said that she hadn’t seen all of Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which focused one of its 10 episodes on her son. However, she concluded that the events depicted “didn’t happen like that,” before questioning how such a show came to be made.“I don’t see how they can do that,” Hughes said.
Jeffrey Dahmer victim Tony Hughes, has spoken out against the Netflix series,, which depicts the serial killer’s murders. “I don’t see how they can use our names and put stuff out like that out there,” she said. In an interview with the , Shirley, now 85, has joined the growing number of relatives who have slammed Ryan Murphy’s dramatization starring Evan Peters as the gruesome killer who murdered 17 men and teenage boys over 13 years.
criticism from the family members of Dahmer’s victims, with some arguing the platform should have reached out to them beforehand about the series. “No matter what, it isn’t a good feeling for the family members, but it wasn’t a documentary, it’s a work of fiction,” Glass said. “For example, this idea that neighbors called all the time, they didn’t.
Whether it’s a documentary detailing the heinous crimes of the world’s most despicable serial killers or a dramatical exploration of what makes a murderer tick, the Netflix generation has no doubt become addicted to true crime shows. Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has become one of the most successful series for the streaming giant, with almost 500m hours viewed since its launch.
The Jeffrey Dahmer series Monster has officially landed on the list of Netflix‘s most watched TV shows of all time, just 12 days after debuting on the streamer.
, Ryan Murphy’s scripted true-crime series starring Evan Peters and Niecy Nash, is now one of Netflix’s most successful series of all time. The news comes just almost two weeks after it first debuted on Sept. 21, quickly garnering over 196 million hours of viewership within its first week. Now, according to the streaming platform, has logged in nearly 300 million hours – 299.8 million to be exact – in its second week online, making it the second most watched English-language series in a week behind . Additionally, the series accumulated 496 million hours viewed in just 12 days, with Netflix estimating that at least 56 million households have streamed the series. Unfolding over 10 episodes, the limited series chronicles the life and crimes of Dahmer, who became known as the Milwaukee Cannibal after murdering (and sometimes doing other gruesome things to the bodies) of 17 men and teenage boys from 1978 to 1991. Peters portrays the serial killer while Nash plays one of his suspecting neighbors, Glenda Cleveland.
“Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes,” is a three-part documentary on the serial killer and cannibal by director Joe Berlinger. The series has previously released episodes on fellow notorious killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy.Streaming Oct. 7, Netflix said “The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes” includes “newly unearthed recorded interviews” with Dahmer’s legal team and explores how he was able to “prey upon Milwaukee’s marginalized communities.”Dahmer murdered and dismembered a total of 17 boys and men — many of whom were people of color and/or gay — around the Milwaukee area between 1978 and 1991. Snippets of chilling tape-recorded confessions from Dahmer are included in the docuseries trailer that was released on Friday.
Netflix butcher key facts about the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer murders?The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, crime reporter who broke the news of the infamous serial killer — who diabolically tortured and murdered 17 boys and men through the late 1970s and early 1990s — says so.Journalist and author Anne E. Schwartz slammed the new Evan Peters-starring series, “Dahmer: Monster — The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” saying that creator Ryan Murphy and team took so much “artistic license” that the show “does not bear a great deal of resemblance to the facts of the case.”“When people are watching Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series and saying, ‘Oh my God, this is terrible,’ I want to tell them it didn’t necessarily turn out that way,” Schwartz, who wrote “Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders,” told the Independent.Firstly, she took exception to the portrayal of Milwaukee cops as being racist homophobes as she has known members of the force for years.“I’ve spent a lot of time with them, interviewing the people who were at the scene.
Netflix series about Jeffrey Dahmer.Discussing the controversial series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on her talk show The View, Goldberg argued against the show.“Ryan [Murphy] is an amazing artist.
Netflix has removed the LGBTQ tag from series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story after it was criticised by viewers.The series was categorised with the LGBTQ tag when it was first released on September 21, but it was removed two days later on September 23, according to Variety.At the time of its release, the show was also tagged under “ominous”, “psychological”, “horror”, “vintage crime” and “dark”.As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the tag’s attachment to the series was criticised by some viewers. While Dahmer fits the category as a serial killer who was a gay man, as one viewer on TikTok noted, “this is not the representation we’re looking for”.On Twitter, a viewer wrote: “Why would Netflix put the dahmer story under lgbtq….
Although serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is long deceased, his name has caused a buzz again in the news, this time in conjunction with pop stars Katy Perry and Kesha. In the wake of "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" being released just under a week ago on Netflix, climbing to the top spot on the streaming service, fans are critical of two songs, sung by Perry and Kesha, that made crude references to the cannibalistic acts of Dahmer.
Netflix series “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” now streaming. Evan Peters, 35, stars as the infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.The new show has renewed interest in Dahmer, leading some viewers and “fans” to post disconcertingly loving sentiments about the serial killer, who also engaged in cannibalism and necrophilia.“Jeffrey Dahmers mugshot definitely gives something i didn’t know or think it would give,” one person tweeted, to which another Twitter user replied, “You don’t, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to Jeffrey Dhamer.” Another Twitter user wrote, “oh you think jeffrey dahmer is hot? Ok well I am going to beat you with a stick,” to which someone replied, “jeffrey dahmer is hot.”One fan even tweeted a photo of Dahmer, bemoaning the fact that Peters was the first result to come up when they searched his photo online. “we’ll get through this era king I promise,” they wrote next to a photo of Dahmer, seemingly referring to the serial killer as “king,” to which another Twitter user replied, “Are you seriously praising a murderer???”you will NOT think Evan Peters is hot playing Dahmer pic.twitter.com/Y8fX6iGnYTAnother Twitter user posted, “if you’re thirsting over jeffrey dahmer because he’s played by evan peters PLEASE block me.” The Netflix series, which premiered Sept.
Katy Perry has faced a backlash relating to lyrics about Jeffrey Dahmer after a new Netflix series put the serial killer's disturbing crimes in the spotlight for millions of viewers. Having watched the Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story - fans have now taken an issue with the popstar's song 'Dark Horse'.