This a media timeline of movies and shows that are based on Jack the Ripper.
The timeline begins in 1998 and continues to present day.
Titles are organized by three categories.
Titles highlighted in RED are the most historically accurate
Titles highlighted in BLUE are moderately accurate
Titles highlighted in YELLOW are the least accurate and are purely for entertainment’s sake
Titles were found via IMDB.com
The timeline begins in 1998 and continues to present day.
Titles are organized by three categories.
Titles highlighted in RED are the most historically accurate
Titles highlighted in BLUE are moderately accurate
Titles highlighted in YELLOW are the least accurate and are purely for entertainment’s sake
Titles were found via IMDB.com
Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999)
Episode: The Ripper (1998)
When Jack the Ripper may have traveled to a town in the West, an Inspector shows up, saying he is hot on his trail. It takes the town sheriff and a madam to bring him to justice along with the Dead Man's Gun.
Stars: Frida Betrani, Lynda Boyd, Tara Noeline Burnett, Corrie Clark
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Ripper (1999)
In London in 1888, Jack the Ripper is killing prostitutes. The chief suspect is Dr. John York, who has become an absinthe addict after his misdiagnosis killed the daughter of a duke. However, the culprit is of an otherworldly nature.
Stars: Cary Elwes, Clare Sims, Eliza Norbury, Robert Saunders
Love Lies Bleeding (1999)
As the 19th century draws to an end London is a city ravaged by poverty, class warfare, disease and unspeakable crime. Amidst the chaos is Catherine Ringward, a beautiful young woman, who dreams of carving a career for herself as a journalist. When a series of gruesome murders take place, Catherine finds herself in the biggest manhunt London has ever seen. As she gets closer to uncovering the identity of the brutal murderer, she realizes that he will never let her live to tell the story.
Stars: Paul Rhys, Emily Raymond, Malcolm McDowell, Wayne Rogers
Bad Karma (II) (2001)
Mental Patient terrorizes her Psychiatrist who she believes is the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Patsy Kensit, Patrick Muldoon, Amy Locane, Amy Huberman
Ripper (2001)
A massacre survivor (A.J. Cook) studies serial killers under a famous expert (Bruce Payne), but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat.
Stars: A.J. Cook, Bruce Payne, Ryan Northcott, Claire Keim
From Hell (2001)
In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode: The Ripper (2005)
November 1888: The Devil sends Morgan to collect the soul of Jack the Ripper.
Jack, the Last Victim (2005)
In a little Victorian theater in the east end of London, the infamous story of the five victims of Jack the Ripper is being recreated in a rock musical. The film takes us away from the stage and out into the real murder locations. Entwined with the stage performance is an equally disturbing backstage drama. Jenni, (played by Gillian MacGregor) is a new actress, and she's late for the show. We've seen her in a car with two businessmen, Geoffrey (Roy Hudd) and Andrew; She is seen running away from the car by a concerned policeman. Back at the theatre, Trevor (played by Tom Wontner) is a young stagehand, shy and a bit of an "anorak", he takes life seriously. Jenni, whose innocent looks disguise a brittle, sarcastic manner, is rude to all other actors and dismissive of Trevor's fascination with Jack the Ripper. Jenni is alarmed by a strange looking lurker. No one else sees him, but Trevor is sympathetic. Back at the theatre, Jenni and Trevor find that they have more in common than they expect, but she continues to be alarmed by the appearances of the lurker, while on-stage we hear the gruesome details about each of the Ripper's victims. Jenni is to play the last victim, Mary Jane Kelly, but has become convinced that she is at risk. She turns to Trevor, the only person who seems to understand. But then Trevor finds out a secret about Jenni that tears them apart!
Stars: Gillian MacGregor, Tom Wontner, Roy Hudd, John Higgins
The Legend of Bloody Jack (2007 Video)
The legend of Jack the Ripper comes to life when one of his descendants revive him.
Stars: Craig Bonacorsi, Erica Curtis, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jessica Szabo
Whitechapel (2009–2013)
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Snakes and Ladders (2009)
Murdoch faces a serial killer-could he be Jack the Ripper?
Ripper Street (2012- )
The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn
Death Factory (2014)
Strangers on a bus find themselves fighting for their lives when one of them reads from a Gothic book and brings to life six dead serial killers who proceed to hunt them down one by one.
Stars: Semi Anthony, Damien Puckler, Randall Bosley, Cameron Bowen
Grimm (2011–2017)
Episode: You Don't Know Jack (2015)
The press thinks a Jack the Ripper copycat is responsible for a series of recent homicides.
Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Elizabeth Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper (2015 Video Game)
20 years after the events of Assassin's Creed Syndicate, 'Jack the Ripper' has embarked on a brutal reign of terror that shocks London to its core and threatens the very existence of the Brotherhood of Assassins.
Stars: Victoria Atkin, Alec Newman, Paul Amos, Sam Crane
Wynonna Earp (2016– )
Episode: Two-Faced Jack (2016)
Henry and Dolls put aside their differences to infiltrate a Revenant fight club; at the same time, Wynonna refuses to be a serial killer's next victim.
Stars: Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Ripper (2016)
The first installment in an exciting new horror franchise. A young writer believes she has discovered the holy grail of terror, the knives used by Jack the Ripper for his notorious murders.
Stars: Kelby Keenan, Thomas Thoroe, Josh Myers, Ian Weichardt
Shakespeare v Jack the Ripper (2017)
The shocking link between William Shakespeare, the Jack the Ripper murders, the Freemasons and Hollywood.
Stars: Graham Fletcher-Cook, Michele Winstanley, Gary Hailes, Bluebell Farey
Ripper (Announced 2017)
In modern day New York City, a series of slayings greatly resembling the Whitechapel murders are baffling police and the public alike. As the NYPD attempts to solve the mystery of the New York Ripper, a group of Ripperologists begin their own investigation and may get closer to cracking a 130-year-old case than they would ever imagine.
Stars: Catherine Corcoran, Lynn Lowry, Otto Sanchez, Vito Trigo
The Alienist (2018)
Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans
Episode: The Ripper (1998)
When Jack the Ripper may have traveled to a town in the West, an Inspector shows up, saying he is hot on his trail. It takes the town sheriff and a madam to bring him to justice along with the Dead Man's Gun.
Stars: Frida Betrani, Lynda Boyd, Tara Noeline Burnett, Corrie Clark
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Ripper (1999)
In London in 1888, Jack the Ripper is killing prostitutes. The chief suspect is Dr. John York, who has become an absinthe addict after his misdiagnosis killed the daughter of a duke. However, the culprit is of an otherworldly nature.
Stars: Cary Elwes, Clare Sims, Eliza Norbury, Robert Saunders
Love Lies Bleeding (1999)
As the 19th century draws to an end London is a city ravaged by poverty, class warfare, disease and unspeakable crime. Amidst the chaos is Catherine Ringward, a beautiful young woman, who dreams of carving a career for herself as a journalist. When a series of gruesome murders take place, Catherine finds herself in the biggest manhunt London has ever seen. As she gets closer to uncovering the identity of the brutal murderer, she realizes that he will never let her live to tell the story.
Stars: Paul Rhys, Emily Raymond, Malcolm McDowell, Wayne Rogers
Bad Karma (II) (2001)
Mental Patient terrorizes her Psychiatrist who she believes is the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Patsy Kensit, Patrick Muldoon, Amy Locane, Amy Huberman
Ripper (2001)
A massacre survivor (A.J. Cook) studies serial killers under a famous expert (Bruce Payne), but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat.
Stars: A.J. Cook, Bruce Payne, Ryan Northcott, Claire Keim
From Hell (2001)
In Victorian-era London, a troubled clairvoyant police detective investigates the murders of Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode: The Ripper (2005)
November 1888: The Devil sends Morgan to collect the soul of Jack the Ripper.
Jack, the Last Victim (2005)
In a little Victorian theater in the east end of London, the infamous story of the five victims of Jack the Ripper is being recreated in a rock musical. The film takes us away from the stage and out into the real murder locations. Entwined with the stage performance is an equally disturbing backstage drama. Jenni, (played by Gillian MacGregor) is a new actress, and she's late for the show. We've seen her in a car with two businessmen, Geoffrey (Roy Hudd) and Andrew; She is seen running away from the car by a concerned policeman. Back at the theatre, Trevor (played by Tom Wontner) is a young stagehand, shy and a bit of an "anorak", he takes life seriously. Jenni, whose innocent looks disguise a brittle, sarcastic manner, is rude to all other actors and dismissive of Trevor's fascination with Jack the Ripper. Jenni is alarmed by a strange looking lurker. No one else sees him, but Trevor is sympathetic. Back at the theatre, Jenni and Trevor find that they have more in common than they expect, but she continues to be alarmed by the appearances of the lurker, while on-stage we hear the gruesome details about each of the Ripper's victims. Jenni is to play the last victim, Mary Jane Kelly, but has become convinced that she is at risk. She turns to Trevor, the only person who seems to understand. But then Trevor finds out a secret about Jenni that tears them apart!
Stars: Gillian MacGregor, Tom Wontner, Roy Hudd, John Higgins
The Legend of Bloody Jack (2007 Video)
The legend of Jack the Ripper comes to life when one of his descendants revive him.
Stars: Craig Bonacorsi, Erica Curtis, Jonathan Kowalsky, Jessica Szabo
Whitechapel (2009–2013)
A fast-tracked inspector, a hardened detective sergeant, and an expert in historical homicides investigate modern crimes with connections to the past in the Whitechapel district of London.
Stars: Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, Steve Pemberton, Sam Stockman
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Snakes and Ladders (2009)
Murdoch faces a serial killer-could he be Jack the Ripper?
Ripper Street (2012- )
The streets of Whitechapel are the haunt of Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and his team of officers, who aim to maintain law and order in a place once terrorized by Jack the Ripper.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Adam Rothenberg, MyAnna Buring, Jerome Flynn
Death Factory (2014)
Strangers on a bus find themselves fighting for their lives when one of them reads from a Gothic book and brings to life six dead serial killers who proceed to hunt them down one by one.
Stars: Semi Anthony, Damien Puckler, Randall Bosley, Cameron Bowen
Grimm (2011–2017)
Episode: You Don't Know Jack (2015)
The press thinks a Jack the Ripper copycat is responsible for a series of recent homicides.
Stars: David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Elizabeth Tulloch, Silas Weir Mitchell
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper (2015 Video Game)
20 years after the events of Assassin's Creed Syndicate, 'Jack the Ripper' has embarked on a brutal reign of terror that shocks London to its core and threatens the very existence of the Brotherhood of Assassins.
Stars: Victoria Atkin, Alec Newman, Paul Amos, Sam Crane
Wynonna Earp (2016– )
Episode: Two-Faced Jack (2016)
Henry and Dolls put aside their differences to infiltrate a Revenant fight club; at the same time, Wynonna refuses to be a serial killer's next victim.
Stars: Melanie Scrofano, Shamier Anderson, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley
Ripper (2016)
The first installment in an exciting new horror franchise. A young writer believes she has discovered the holy grail of terror, the knives used by Jack the Ripper for his notorious murders.
Stars: Kelby Keenan, Thomas Thoroe, Josh Myers, Ian Weichardt
Shakespeare v Jack the Ripper (2017)
The shocking link between William Shakespeare, the Jack the Ripper murders, the Freemasons and Hollywood.
Stars: Graham Fletcher-Cook, Michele Winstanley, Gary Hailes, Bluebell Farey
Ripper (Announced 2017)
In modern day New York City, a series of slayings greatly resembling the Whitechapel murders are baffling police and the public alike. As the NYPD attempts to solve the mystery of the New York Ripper, a group of Ripperologists begin their own investigation and may get closer to cracking a 130-year-old case than they would ever imagine.
Stars: Catherine Corcoran, Lynn Lowry, Otto Sanchez, Vito Trigo
The Alienist (2018)
Newspaper illustrator John Moore meets with criminal psychologist (alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Stars: Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans