The Devil You Know: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in a small suburban community just outside of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, The Devil You Know focuses on a local suburban legend, John Lawson, a self-styled Satanist who renamed himself Pazuzu. When two missing individuals' bodies turn up at his house, the rumors of this Charles Manson-like figure whose house was a non-stop parade of sex, drugs, guns and loud music take a darker and more troubling turn. The series follows every twist around the crime, the mishandled investigation, the legal case as well as the underlying economic inequality inherent in the story. The show features interviews with the journalists who chased the story, authorities, friends and neighbors of Pazuzu as well as people close to the victims to try to understand the twisted depths of this story from every angle.

Series details

• Title: The Devil You Know
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2019-08-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Vice TV
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 43479
• IMDb ID: tt10810428
• TVDB ID: 368476

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-08-27; final listed air date 2019-09-24; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-03-29; final listed air date 2021-05-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Devil You Know 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.