Hulu today dropped the trailer for the upcoming true crime drama series, Murdaugh: Death in the Family starring Jason Clarke (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Zero Dark Thirty) as Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette (Severance, Boyhood) as Maggie Murdaugh. The series is inspired by the popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast.
The 8-episode limited series will debut on October 15 with the first three episodes. New episodes will release each Wednesday through November 19. The cast also includes Johnny Berchtold (Reacher, Gaslit), Will Harrison (Manhunt, Daisy Jones & The Six), Brittany Snow (The Hunting Wives, Pitch Perfect), and J. Smith-Cameron (Succession, Vengeance).
Murdaugh: Death in the Family is co-created by Michael D. Fuller (Quarry, Rectify) and Erin Lee Carr (I Love You, Now, Mommy Dead and Dearest).
The synopsis reads “Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legal dynasties. But when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike any they’ve ever encountered. As details come to light and new challenges emerge, the family’s connections to several mysterious deaths raise questions which threaten everything Maggie and Alex hold dear.”
Watch the official trailer for Murdaugh: Death in the Family below.
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