• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 21, 2022
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Negative: 2 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Richard Lawson
    Sep 23, 2022
    30
    The show comes close to earning its wallow when it turns to focus on Glenda and others, when it shakes its head angrily at the disregard of the Milwaukee police. But far too much of the show is spent standing over Dahmer’s shoulder, watching him in action. It becomes hard to see the show as anything more than lascivious.
  2. Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Sep 22, 2022
    30
    [The sixth episode “Silenced”] is an exception rather than the rule. Otherwise, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new Netflix series is a grim, sepia-toned slog that rarely justifies its own existence.
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 63
  2. Negative: 17 out of 63
  1. Sep 28, 2022
    0
    The historical revisionism is unreal. This would actually be halfway decent if they didn't try to shove lies about race and 'White peopleThe historical revisionism is unreal. This would actually be halfway decent if they didn't try to shove lies about race and 'White people bad' down the viewer's throats every five seconds. Full Review »
  2. Sep 24, 2022
    1
    Terrible direction and a focus on fictional events and lines from a historic event. Added fictional scenes of police ready to grab their gunsTerrible direction and a focus on fictional events and lines from a historic event. Added fictional scenes of police ready to grab their guns on Tracy Edwards while removing the actual event of them trying to help him remove the cuffs. Inventing fake scenes of the neighbour yelling and making a scene when Dahmer was arrested as if she tried to warn them, really take away what should have been an interesting show. Once again Netflix takes a story or event, and changes it for the worse. Full Review »
  3. Oct 1, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Show is okay but it is not historically accurate. The black neighbor did not live next door, but next building. Netflix also trying to inject woke content into the show depicting the police as racist and homophobic when in reality, even Jeffrey admitted he didn't target blacks because police doesn't care, but just that he liked black people. It's disgusting how the show make Jessie Jackson as a good person when he just exploits tragedies to gain political power. Full Review »