Evan Peters will portray notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix series from Ryan Murphy

Evan Peters will portray notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in upcoming Netflix series from Ryan Murphy

Evan Peters is slated to portray notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Story, an upcoming Netflix series from Ryan Murphy.

The St. Louis native, 34, on the series Murphy is working on with Ian Brennan, chronicling the events leading to the arrest of the infamous murderer.

According to a Netflix synopsis, the series will be positioned from the perspective of Dahmer’s victims and examine major mistakes authorities made amid a series of incidents involving the Milwaukee chocolate factory worker.

Dahmer, seen in 1991, admitted to killing 17 men in the wake of his arrest that year

The latest: Evan Peters, 34, is slated to portray notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Monster: The Jeffrey Story, an upcoming Netflix series from Ryan Murphy

Dahmer was convicted in connection with the murders of 16 men between 1978-1991, making national headlines for his acts of cannibalism and necrophilia involving his victims. He admitted to killing 17 men in the wake of his arrest in 1991.

Dahmer was bludgeoned to death with a metal bar at 34 by inmate Christopher Scarver in a deadly 1994 prison beating.

Peters joins a cast including Shaun J. Brown, Penelope Ann Miller, Richard Jenkins, Niecy Nash and Colin Ford, Deadline reported Tuesday.

Miller and Jenkins are slated to play Dahmer’s parents, while Nash will play Dahmer’s neighbor Glenda Cleveland, who made futile efforts to report Dahmer’s strange behavior to authorities.

Details: The St. Louis native, 34, on the series Murphy is working on with Ian Brennan chronicling the events leading to the arrest of the infamous murderer

Details: The St. Louis native, 34, on the series Murphy is working on with Ian Brennan chronicling the events leading to the arrest of the infamous murderer

Peters has past worked with Murphy on a number of projects including American Horror Story and Pose 

Dahmer has past been played by actors including Jeremy Renner, Carl Crew, Rusty Sneary and Ross Lynch in films related to his murder spree.

Peters has past worked with Murphy on a number of projects including American Horror Story and Pose.

Murphy has excelled chronicling 1990s true crime sagas, with past American Crime Story projects including 2018’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace and 2016’s The People Vs. OJ Simpson.