Making a Serial Killer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

What makes a Serial Killer tick? For each of the 10 multiple-murderers featured, Making a Serial Killer offers an answer.

America's youngest serial killer thought owning a loud dog was enough to kill one of his victims. One woman claimed she had the right to kill men because of what she had suffered when younger.

Reasons given for murder by each killer is forensically dissected in a series with gripping detective stories, heart-breaking first-person reports and interview footage from interrogation rooms as detectives themselves try to understand the actions of the serial killers they sit opposite.

We witness the world's first trans-gender serial killer, we witness the probable next victim of a multiple killer released and hear the chilling voice of Connecticut's worst serial killer as he blames his victims for their death.

Series details

• Title: Making a Serial Killer
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2021-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-01-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: FilmRise
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 43 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 69960
• TVDB ID: 430673

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-01; final listed air date 2021-01-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-01-01; final listed air date 2024-01-10; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Making a Serial Killer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.