'Devil In The White City' Series Coming From DiCaprio, Scorsese

CHICAGO, IL — Some consider him America's first serial killer, and his hunting ground was right here in Chicago. Now, more than 15 years after Erik Larson's bestseller “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America” chronicled killer H.H. Holmes' horrific crimes during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese are bringing the story to Hulu's online streaming service.

Hulu Senior Vice President of Originals Craig Erwich announced the series Monday at the Television Critics Association's Winter Press Tour, according to IGN.

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DiCaprio acquired the rights to "Devil in the White City" a decade ago, with plans to adapt it into a film starring himself as Holmes, according to Variety. Scorsese came on board to direct in 2015. It's unclear whether the Hulu series will take the place of the film.

Holmes, born Herman Webster Mudgett, admitted to committing more than two dozen murders — mainly targeting women who had traveled to Chicago to find work during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The crimes were carried out at his so-called "Murder Castle" at 63rd and Wallace in the Englewood neighborhood.

The "Murder Castle" is long gone, demolished in 1938, and a U.S. post office is now located close to the site.

Holmes was arrested, tried and hanged in 1896 in Philadelphia — though there was some debate over whether the corpse in Holmes' grave was really the serial killer or a victim chosen as a stand-in. The body was exhumed in 2017 and testing confirmed that it is indeed Holmes.

DiCaprio and Scorsese will serve as executive producers on the Hulu series. A release date has yet to be announced.

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