| Murdaugh: Death in the Family | |
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| Genre | True crime drama |
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| Based on | Murdaugh Murders Podcast by Mandy Matney |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Network | Hulu |
| Release | October 15, 2025 – present |
Murdaugh: Death in the Family is a true crime drama television miniseries created by Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee Carr for Hulu. [1] It stars Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette, J. Smith-Cameron, Johnny Berchtold, and Brittany Snow. The series is based on the Murdaugh Murders Podcast by Mandy Matney, who investigated and blogged about the unfolding case and was often the first to reveal new information; she is played by Brittany Snow in the series.
| No. | Title [2] | Directed by | Written by [3] | Original release date [2] |
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| 1 | "Family Tradition" | Steven Piet | Teleplay by : Michael D. Fuller Story by : Michael D. Fuller & Erin Lee Carr | October 15, 2025 |
| 2 | "One is Missing" | Steven Piet | Michael D. Fuller | October 15, 2025 |
| 3 | "Kokomo" | Ingrid Jungermann | Anna Fishko | October 15, 2025 |
| 4 | "Controlled Burn" | TBA | David Gabriel & Tika Peterson | October 22, 2025 |
| 5 | "The Prince" | TBA | Alana B. Lytle | October 29, 2025 |
| 6 | "June 7th" | TBA | Michael D. Fuller & Anna Fishko | November 5, 2025 |
| 7 | "On the Road You Take to Avoid it" | TBA | Bashir Gavriel | November 12, 2025 |
| 8 | "The Man in the Glass" | Steven Piet [4] | Michael D. Fuller & Gabrielle Costa | November 19, 2025 |
In November 2022, it was announced a series revolving around the Murdaugh murders was in development at Hulu, with Universal Content Productions producing, Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee Carr serving as creators and executive producers alongside Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat, David Moses and Bill Johnson. [4] [5] Steven Piet executive produced and directed episodes 101, 102, and 108. [4]
In September 2024, Patricia Arquette joined the cast. [6] In December 2024, Jason Clarke joined the cast. [7] Arquette and Clarke also served as executive producers of the series. [4] In March 2025, J. Smith-Cameron, Johnny Berchtold and Will Harrison joined the cast in series regular and recurring capacity respectively. [8] [9] In April 2025, Brittany Snow, Noah Emmerich, Kathleen Wilhoite, Tommy Dewey, Madeline Popovich, Jessi Case, Jim O'Heir, Mark Pellegrino, Nicholas Cirillo, Patch Darragh, Ryan Paynter, Gerald McRaney and Mina Sundwall joined the cast in series regular and recurring capacities, respectively. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] In May 2025, Tyner Rushing joined the cast in recurring capacity. [15]
Principal photography commenced by March 2025 in Atlanta and surrounding areas. [16] [17] [18]
The series premiered on October 15, 2025, with the first three episodes and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until the series finale on November 19. [19]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 71% approval rating based on 14 critic reviews. [20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 63 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable". [21]