Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a limited series about the life of the queer serial killer.Monster will be co-created by Ian Brennan, Murphy's longtime collaborator on shows including Glee, Scream Queens, and The Politician.
Pose's Janet Mock has also signed on for writing and directing. Mock will serve as an executive producer with Murphy, Brennan, and Carl Franklin (Mindhunter), who will direct the pilot.Production will begin January, reports Deadline.
Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water) is set to play Dahmer's father, Lionel, a chemist who shows his child how to preserve animal bones — a chilling preparation for what's to come.Known as the Milwaukee Cannibal, Dahmer killed 17 men and boys in his lifetime.