Murdaugh: Death in the Family

Murdaugh: Death in the Family is a true crime drama television miniseries created by Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee Carr for Hulu. 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 of Alex Murdaugh, who was accused of the murders of his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, on June 7, 2021; she is played by Brittany Snow in the series. The series depicts the events leading up to the double murder.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family premiered on Hulu on October 15, 2025.

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Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Brittany Snow as Mandy Matney
J. Smith-Cameron as Marian Proctor
Noah Emmerich as Randy Murdaugh
Tyner Rushing as Laura Rutland
Kathleen Wilhoite as Gloria Satterfield
Tommy Dewey as Mark Tinsley
Madeline Popovich as Mallory Beach
Jessi Case as Morgan Doughty
Jim O'Heir as Dick Harpootlian
Mark Pellegrino as Curtis Eddie Smith
Nicholas Cirillo as Connor Cook
Patch Darragh as John Marvin Murdaugh
Ryan Paynter as Anthony Cook
Mina Sundwall as Brooklynn White
Christian Hopper as Young Alex Murdaugh

Co-stars

Carry Hood as Gina Altman
Ricky Bartlett as Mark Altman
Candice Rose as Christine Cook
Ted Huckabee as Marty Cook

Production

Development

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. Steven Piet executive produced and directed episodes 101, 102, and 108.

Casting

In September 2024, Patricia Arquette joined the cast. In December 2024, Jason Clarke joined the cast.Arquette and Clarke also served as executive producers of the series. In March 2025, J. Smith-Cameron, Johnny Berchtold and Will Harrison joined the cast in series regular and recurring capacity respectively. 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. In May 2025, Tyner Rushing joined the cast in recurring capacity.

Filming

Principal photography commenced by March 2025 in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

Release

The trailer of Murdaugh: Death in the Family was released on September 11, 2025. The series premiered on Hulu on October 15, 2025, with the first three episodes and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until the series finale on November 19. Internationally, the show was made available to stream on Disney+.

Reception

Viewership

Murdaugh: Death in the Family placed No. 1 on both Disney+ and Hulu's top lists—daily updated lists of the platforms' most-watched titles—on October 20. The series subsequently ranked No. 4 on October 26, followed by No. 2 on October 27, No. 3 on October 28 and 29, No. 2 on October 30, No. 4 on October 31, and No. 7 on November 1. TVision, which tracks viewer attention, program reach, and engagement across more than 1,000 CTV apps, reported that Murdaugh: Death in the Family was the fifth most-streamed program in the U.S. between October 13 and 26. It remained within the top 15 through the week ending November 9.

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 69% approval rating based on 26 critic reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable".