Dahmer – The Beast: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Creator Ryan Murphy said he and his team reached out to the family and friends of 20 victims over the past three and a half years to research and produce the Netflix series about the serial killer.
“This is something we’ve been researching for a very long time,” Murphy said at the show event at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday. “And while we were actually writing this, over three, three and a half years of working on it, we got to about 20 of the victims, families and friends of about 20 victims trying to get input, talk. Not a single person gave an answer to people and to us in this process. That’s why we put so much trust in our incredible team of researchers… I don’t even know how they found so many things. But trying to uncover the truth of these people was like a day and night effort for us.”
Between 1978 and 1991, Dahmer brutally murdered 17 people. According to the show’s description, “The Beast: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story A series that uncovers these mind-blowing crimes revolving around the underserved victims and their communities, affected by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police, which has allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his blazing spree for more than a decade. Despite its stated goal, the show has been criticized for focusing heavily on Dahmer’s gruesome behavior and framing the victims’ stories.
Additionally, the series received backlash from the victims’ families, with some accusing the broadcaster and team of not reaching out to them. Rita Isbell, sister of Errol Lindsey, who was murdered by Dahmer at the age of 19, criticized the publishing giant for taking advantage of the tragic story. Shirley Hughes, mother of Tony Hughes, who was in a relationship with Dahmer before he was killed, said the series dramatized her son’s story. But Murphy and Paris Barclay, who directed episodes six and 10, said the show is about making victims more than just a statistic.
“One thing we talked a lot about when we were doing it was that we didn’t care too much about the person, Jeffrey Dahmer, what made him a monster,” Murphy said. “We talked a lot about this… and we talked about it all the time. It’s really about white privilege. It’s about systemic racism. It’s about homophobia.”
“We really want it to be about celebrating these victims,” added Barclay. “When Tony writes ‘I won’t get lost’ on that last card, that’s what this show is about. It’s about making sure these people aren’t erased by history, that they have a place, that they’re recognized, that they’re important, and that they live a full life. And they came from all kinds of different places, but they were real people.”
He continued, “They weren’t just numbers. They weren’t just pictures on billboards and telephone poles. They were real people who loved, breathed, lived, hoped families. We wanted it to be about that too.”
Rodney Burford plays Tony Hughes in the series, and through a translator he said: “You see Dahmer killing people left and right with no emotion or remorse. But then, however, Tony shows up. Deaf. He’s Black, like all odds are against him. But still, Jeff liked him compared to other people and they formed a connection. I had Evan [Peters]and I got everyone to support me, so it was great to see that reflect on Netflix.”
Niecy Nash, who plays Glenda Cleveland, Dahmer’s neighbor who has repeatedly tried to warn the police about the Dahmer murders but is always ignored, has questioned why a memorial hasn’t been erected for the victims.
“Anything we can do to make it happen, you know, I’d be happy to even pay for it myself,” Murphy said. “I think something has to happen. And we’re trying to reach people to talk about it. I think there’s some resistance because they think the park will attract people who are interested in paying homage to the spook… but I think something has to be done.”
Peters and Murphy had worked together before. american horror storyMurphy explained that Peters expressed his desire to play someone “normal” and perhaps do a romantic comedy. He said he went to Peters with the script after casting about 100 people for the role of Dahmer. “The next day he called me and said, ‘It’s very difficult. It’s so hard that I have to say yes to him even though I’m scared.’”
Peters talked about the process of besieging Dahmer and said he had read all the books and articles about the murderer, as well as psychological reports, confessions, and timelines. was with him.”
He added: “Then I knew his physicality would be very tough. He has more external things than the way he walks, he doesn’t move his arms when he walks and speaks. So how he moves with all kinds of things I carry with me throughout the day to watch him and have weights in my arms, a wardrobe, trying to stay in it. “I’ve done a lot of research to see if it works. It’s second nature. Then I compose a 45-minute audio composition that I listen to every day to learn about his dialect and how he speaks, and try to figure out what he’s really doing or what his mentality is.”
Peters was so deeply immersed in the process that Nash said he didn’t really know the actor on set.
“I didn’t recognize Evan because Evan was stuck in his process,” Nash said. “So, you know, as his nosy neighbor and a thorn in his flesh, we didn’t really connect. I guess we said good morning twice? Because I pushed him… I realized, [I have to] Stay in my lane because I didn’t want to upset your process and what you need to do to stay where you need to be.”
The show hit number one on Netflix in its first week of airing, and Murphy said it will surpass 1 billion hours in the next few days.
“I have no idea how this became a phenomenon,” Nash said. But I hope that wherever her soul lives in the universe, Glenda Cleveland finally feels heard.”
Netflix showed the sixth episode of the show before Q&A. In the audience sat writer David McMillan.
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