Directed by Gregg Araki   Written by Ian Brennan ... written by / created by David McMillan ... written by Ryan Murphy ... created by Cast Evan Peters ... Jeffrey Dahmer Richard Jenkins ... Lionel Dahmer Molly Ringwald ... Shari Dahmer Michael Learned ... Catherine Dahmer Niecy Nash ... Glenda Cleveland David Barrera ... Chief Arreola Michael Beach ... Detective Murphy Dyllon Burnside ... Ronald Flowers Colby French ... Patrick Kennedy Nigel Gibbs ... Jesse Jackson Karen Malina White ... Shirley Hughes Matthew Alan ... Officer Gabrish Shaun J. Brown ... Tracy Edwards Scott Michael Morgan ... Officer Balcerzak Penelope Ann Miller ... Joyce Dahmer Michael Adler ... Judge Lawrence Gram Carlos Arellano ... Bailiff Molly Baker ... Audience Member DaShawn Barnes ... Rita Isbell Serene Branson ... News Correspondent Markina Brown ... Fresno Reporter #2 Demián Castro ... Geraldo Rivera (as Demi Castro) Maurice Demus ... Jacob Chase Fein ... Police Officer #2 Nikea Gamby-Turner ... Mildred Lindsey Vanessa Giordano ... Fresno Reporter #1 Horace Gold ... Isaac Richards Arye Gross ... Gerald Boyle Rodney J. Hobbs ... African American Sergeant Bobbie Lee Jr. ... J.W. Smith Shane Kerwin ... Ed Gein Ericka Kreutz ... Female Sergeant Amy Mack ... Barbara Hughes Phet Mahathongdy ... Somdy Sinthasomphone Mercy Malick ... Milwaukee Reporter #2 Brayden Maniago ... Somsack Sinthasomphone Ed Mattiuzzi ... Milwaukee Reporter #3 (as Edward Mattiuzzi) Danny Max ... Fresno Reporter #3 Jim McCaffree ... Sheriff - 1957 Keyla McNeely ... Dorothy Straughter Clark Moore ... Deputy Chief Dia Nash ... Sandra Smith (as Dia La Ren Nash) Scott Paophavihanh ... Anouke Sinthasomphone Khetphet Phagnasay ... Southone Sinthasomphone Tony Robinette ... Donald Bradehoft Spencer Squire ... Nick Rosemary Thomas ... Catherine Straughter Ava Ticotin ... Janie Hagen Corey Timmons ... Will Hughes Kyrsten V. Williams ... Kim Hughes Mike Estes ... Lieutenant Perez Uncredited Cast Vance Duplechin ... Mourner Karman Graham ... Prosecuting Attorney Geoffrey Dean Mallard ... Assistant DA Trevor Snarr ... AIDS Clinic Front Desk Staff Baker Wiles ... Courtroom Gallery Produced by Ian Brennan ... executive producer Lou Eyrich ... producer Mathew Hart ... producer Scott James ... co-producer Richard Jenkins ... producer Regis Kimble ... producer Eric Kovtun ... executive producer Todd Kubrak ... producer Alexis Martin Woodall ... executive producer David McMillan ... supervising producer Janet Mock ... executive producer Ryan Murphy ... executive producer Todd Nenninger ... producer Evan Peters ... executive producer Tanase Popa ... co-executive producer Scott Robertson ... co-executive producer Rashad Robinson ... consulting producer Kathia Sanchez-Aldana ... associate producer Reilly Smith ... producer Sara Stelwagen ... co-executive producer Original Music by Nick Cave   Warren Ellis   Special Effects by Mark R. Byers ... special effects supervisor Brian C. Gilmore ... special effects Brent K. Walker ... special effects technician Visual Effects by Sarvesh Amre ... vfx production manager: credited Eddie Bonin ... visual effects executive: Netflix Darrell Claunch ... visual effects artist Lev Grayson ... digital compositor Mario Grilli ... visual effects producer Joseph Krembuszewski ... visual effects editor / visual effects artist Geoffrey Mark ... cg supervisor Anthony Meschi ... digital compositor Josh Miyaji ... visual effects artist / visual effects supervisor Kim Rampaul ... visual effects coordinator: Netflix Jeremy Renteria ... compositing supervisor: FuseFX Courtney Shumway ... visual effects coordinator Zac Sowinski ... vfx production manager: FuseFX Chase Thomas ... visual effects coordinator Rae Welty ... visual effects producer Margaux Winchock ... digital compositor: FuseFX Nikhitha Pai ... visual effects coordinator Stunts Heather Bonomo ... stunt coordinator Mike Estes ... stunts Jess Harbeck ... stunt coordinator Tim Mikulecky ... stunt coordinator Thanks Doua Moua ... special thanks

Additional Info Premiere: September 21, 2022 Country: Distributor: Netflix Websites: Alternate Titles Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Production Companies Prospect Films Ryan Murphy Productions (Ryan Murphy Television) Netflix Ryan Murphy Productions Distributors Netflix   (2022) (World-wide) (VOD) (video) Netflix   (2024) (World-wide) (VOD) (video) Netflix   (United States) Filming Locations Los Angeles, California, USA Southern California, California, USA   (Primary location of shoot.) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,187 / 21,163 Site Ranking