Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette as Alex and Maggie Murdaugh in the Hulu limited series “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” (Hulu)
The Murdaugh family murders were tailor-made to be recounted in multiple formats. So far, the details have been replayed in a true crime podcast, a documentary, a Lifetime movie — and now a scripted miniseries.
Hulu commissioned the eight-episode limited series “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” and shot it largely in metro Atlanta earlier this year. The first three episodes debuted last week, chronicling the downfall of a wealthy, well-connected South Carolina family with well-regarded actor Jason Clarke as the charmingly manipulative Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette as his kind, supportive wife Maggie.
The 2021 murder of Maggie Murdaugh and the couple’s younger son Paul made national headlines, and investigators eventually pegged Alex Murdaugh as the culprit. A judge sentenced Murdaugh to two life sentences for the murders in 2023. He also was sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes last year.
The Murdaugh family murders were tailor-made to be recounted in multiple formats. So far, the details have been replayed in a true crime podcast, a documentary, a Lifetime movie — and now a scripted miniseries.
Hulu commissioned the eight-episode limited series “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” and shot it largely in metro Atlanta earlier this year. The first three episodes debuted last week, chronicling the downfall of a wealthy, well-connected South Carolina family with well-regarded actor Jason Clarke as the charmingly manipulative Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette as his kind, supportive wife Maggie.
The 2021 murder of Maggie Murdaugh and the couple’s younger son Paul made national headlines, and investigators eventually pegged Alex Murdaugh as the culprit. A judge sentenced Murdaugh to two life sentences for the murders in 2023. He also was sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial crimes last year.
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Patricia Arquette, left, and Jason Clarke star as Maggie and Alex Murdaugh in the limited series “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” (Daniel Delgado Jr./Hulu via AP)
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Johnny Berhtold, left, as Paul Murdaugh and Will Harrison as Buster Murdaugh in Hulu’s “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” (Hulu)
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Brittany Snow, left, and Alicia Kelley in a scene from the limited series “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” (Daniel Delgado Jr./Hulu via AP)
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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
