The Butcher is a mysterious serial killer who leaves strange messages written in his victims’ blood, heralding the coming of a being called “The Beast”: a dark messiah to his John the Baptist. As the season progresses, several candidates for his true identity will emerge; and the chaos he creates will ripple across the city.

The Butcher is a mysterious serial killer who leaves strange messages written in his victims’ blood, heralding the coming of a being called “The Beast”: a dark messiah to his John the Baptist. As the season progresses, several candidates for his true identity will emerge; and the chaos he creates will ripple across the city.