Netflix was the most talked about streaming service for the week of Sept. 19 to 25 thanks to the debut of “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” The Ryan Murphy-created series rose to the top of PvNew’s Trending TV chart following its full season debut on Sept. 23 with more than 918,000 engagements on Twitter.
Over the weekend, the show shot to No. 1 on the streamer’s most-watched list in countries around the world. As some learned more about the story of the real-life serial killer through Evan Peters’ portrayal, others pleaded with viewers not to fantasize about him or romanticize the killer simply because of the actor portraying the figure. Many more urged people to remember the victims: the 17 men and boys that Dahmer was convicted of killing in 1992.
#DahmerNetflix is out, let’s not romanticize Jeffrey Dahmer just because he is played by Evan Peters.
— hot girl jo (@sicssorluv) September 21, 2022
Remember the victims.
A tread about each victim and who they were. pic.twitter/3NAZpG40Dq
Jeff Dahmer could’ve been caught MULTIPLE times if the police just LISTENED and did their JOB. He didn’t get away with 17+ murders because he was smart, he got away with the murders because of the privilege he had as a white male. He knew how to use it it to his advantage
— N
