Few recent cultural works have highlighted the gap between critics and audiences as clearly as this year’s awkwardly titled Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The drama about notorious US serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991, was released on the streaming service in mid-September with little pre-publicity and no press previews – a common indicator that the show or film in question isn’t very good. As a result, the media verdicts that did arrive were mostly harsh.
Did TV go too far with Jeffrey Dahmer in 2022?
