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The serial killer was imprisoned 30 years ago (Picture: Rex/Netflix)

Netflix has given TV viewers a first glimpse of Evan Peters in character as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, as the production on the upcoming TV series about the murderer continues.

The true crime drama, which will be called Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, will look back at the life of one of America’s most infamous serial killers.

Dahmer was convicted of brutally killing 17 victims in total, all male, between the years of 1978 and 1991.

Following his capture by police, he was eventually imprisoned in 1992.

Dahmer operated in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States and while still at large, he was referred to as the Milwaukee Monster by the media.

He was eventually caught when a victim of his managed to escape from captivity and flag down two police officers.

Peters as Dahmer on set of the upcoming TV series (Picture: Getty/TheImageDirect.com)

Once in prison, Dahmer died at the age of 34 after being beaten to death by another inmate.

The limited series is rumoured to be telling its story from the perspective of Dahmer’s victims and will apparently focus on errors made by the Wisconsin police forces during their hunt for him.

Speaking to Variety earlier this year, Peters, said: ‘There are beautifully written scripts. You can have all the backstory you want, but at the end of the day we’re not making a documentary.’

He continued: ‘It’s more about maintaining the idea and the through line of why you’re telling the story and always having that as your guiding light.’

Evan Peters starred alongside Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown (Picture: HBO)

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story will be helmed by Ryan Murphy, who is best known for creating Fox musical show Glee and the FX series Pose.

Murphy, 56, is also the creator of American Horror Story, which has been creeping out its loyal viewers for over a decade now.

Peters, 35, is no stranger to working with Murphy, having worked with him on several seasons of AHS and Pose.

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One of Peters’ best-known roles was playing the character of Peter Maximoff, otherwise known as Quicksilver, in the recent X-Men movies.

He also recently starred in Marvel’s WandaVision series, playing an alternate version of Quicksilver… before his true identity is revealed.

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story will air on Netflix.

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