Overview

• The eight-episode drama adapts investigative journalist Mandy Matney’s Murdaugh Murders Podcast.
• Jason Clarke plays Alex Murdaugh, Patricia Arquette portrays Maggie, and Brittany Snow appears as Matney, with Johnny Berchtold and Will Harrison among the ensemble.
• The narrative traces the family’s downfall from the 2019 boat crash through Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 murder conviction, with depictions of alleged fraud and other investigations.
• Three episodes premiere Oct. 15 on Hulu with new installments weekly, and Disney+ lists the same launch date.
• Critical response varies from a view that the show is unnecessary yet buoyed by its cast to a one-star review calling it exploitative and dull.