Ryan Murphy gave Evan Peters a rule to become Jeffrey Dahmer

To sing the story just like he wanted, Ryan Murphy decided to put a rule during the production of ‘Dahmer’, Netflix’s most famous miniseries, which Evan Peters had to follow to the letter to play the serial killer and immerse himself in the perverse story of horror and injustice.

It should be noted that this rule was not exclusive to Evan Peters, but it’s something the entire production had to stick to, as the idea of ​​following it was that the story could be told from the perspective the creator wanted to convey to the audience. The protagonist reveals it in a video published by Netflix.

We had a rule about it from Ryan. It was that it would never be said from Dahmer’s point of view. “

The famous Evan Peters confesses that Ryan Murphy imposed on them the rule that the story could not invite the public to sympathize with the killer, since the plot is not centered on his life, but on everything that was around him: “He calls the story of Jeffrey Dahmer, but it’s not just him and his story behind it; it’s the repercussions, the society, it’s the way society and our system have failed to stop him over and over.”

The protagonist explains that the main idea of ​​this Netflix miniseries It wasn’t to romanticize the criminal as just another character in the story, nor to turn him into some kind of victim, which is why the creator had to make sure by putting this rule on the story so that the entire production was connected to the major theme.

Accused of romanticizing Jeffrey Dahmer on the Netflix series

Although Evan Peters and Ryan Murphy intended to present the serial killer’s story from a different perspective than a subjective one, a journalist specializing in television criticism recently pointed out in an opinion article that the way to tell the cannibal’s past , invite the public to romanticize his case and convert him into another victim.

Jaci Stephen has posted a column ensuring that the way Jeffrey Dahmer’s past is shown in the series, argues for things like the disappearance of his parents or excess alcohol as guilty of this criminal who grows up with problems and eventually he will end up becoming a monster, thus removing his responsibility as a killer.

On the other hand, some relatives of the victims have spoken out against Netflix’s work, pointing out that they have not been informed of this production and complaining that they continue to profit from such a sensitive issue that continues to revive the actions of one of the criminals. most famous in history.