Signs of a Psychopath: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For every sadistic psychopath...there were signs. Charm. Narcissism. Lack of empathy. Impulsiveness. Manipulation. Deception. These traits and others are the telltale Signs of a Psychopath. This harrowing half-hour archive series revisits some of the most brutal killers in modern history, reviewing news footage and the words of the killers themselves to see which terrifying traits each killer exhibited. What are the signs...of evil?

Series details

• Title: Signs of a Psychopath
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2020-08-23
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Investigation Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 33 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 49881
• IMDb ID: tt13530014
• TVDB ID: 387339

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-08-23; final listed air date 2020-10-18; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-05-30; final listed air date 2021-06-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2021-09-14; final listed air date 2021-10-19; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 2022-03-09; final listed air date 2022-04-06; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2023-01-22; final listed air date 2023-03-05; episode order: 11.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-07-09; final listed air date 2023-08-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 2024-02-25; final listed air date 2024-04-07; episode order: 9.
• Season 8: premiered 2024-06-02; final listed air date 2024-07-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 9: premiered 2025-02-16; final listed air date 2025-03-23; episode order: 10.
• Season 10: premiered 2025-08-03; final listed air date 2025-09-14; episode order: 11.
• Season 11: premiered 2026-08-11; final listed air date 2026-10-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Signs of a Psychopath 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.