Paul Walter HauserHe transformed his mind, body, and soul to play the part of a suspected serial killer Larry Hall.

The Richard Jewell star lost 40 pounds to play the notorious Hall, who is suspected to be responsible for the murders of up to 45 women in the ’80s and ’90s, for the upcoming Apple TV+ series Black Bird.

Hauser dropped the weight but credits the hair and make up teams of the series for Hall’s beautiful hair. Hall also praised them for creating his famous sideburns and muttonchop sides, which Hall called, “burnsides”.

It’s amazing to see Hauser transform his entire life. According to Hauser, the intense subject matter of this project gave him cause for concern.

Hauser said, “To be truthful, I don’t know if I would have signed on, if this was a gross out serial killer story.” Entertainment Weekly. “The world has so many true crimes, I find it less interesting to watch them as I age.”

This series is based upon the book. With the Devil: Fallen Hero, Serial Killer and Dangerous Deal for Redemption James KeeneAnd Hillel Levin, follows Jimmy Keene (Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Taron EgertonHe begins his 10-year sentence in prison. If he is able to get a confession from Hall, however, he may be released.