Hulu released the first trailer for its new true-crime drama series, Murdaugh: Death in the Family, which premieres with three episodes on Hulu beginning October 15th; with the final five episodes rolling out weekly on Wednesdays before concluding Nov. 19.

The eight-episode series features the ‘before and after’ of the deaths surrounding the family of Alex Murdaugh and is based on the “Murdaugh Murders Podcast.”  The Hulu drama tells the story of Alex Murdaugh (Jason Clarke), a lawyer from a prominent family of lawyers in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. A judge sentenced him to life in prison in 2023 for the 2021 murder of his wife, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh (Patricia Arquette), and 22-year-old son, Paul Murdaugh (Johnny Berchtold).

According to the series synopsis, “Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ tells the real-life story of Maggie and Alex Murdaugh who 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.” 

The series also stars Will Harrison as Buster Murdaugh, Brittany Snow as Mandy Matney and J. Smith-Cameron as Marian Proctor. Steven Piet directed the project and writers Erin Lee Carr and Michael D. Fuller based the script on reporting by Matney.

See the trailer for Murdaugh: Death in the Family’: HERE.

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