Hulu to premiere Murdaugh Death in the Family Oct 15

Hulu will premiere Murdaugh Death in the Family, an eight-episode limited series about the high-profile Murdaugh family, on Oct. 15, the streamer announced. The series will debut with three episodes on that date, with the remaining installments released weekly on Wednesdays until the season finale on Nov. 19. The drama, inspired by the popular Murdaugh Murders podcast, centers on Alex and Maggie Murdaugh and the unraveling of a powerful South Carolina legal dynasty after a deadly accident involving their son.

Created by showrunner Michael D. Fuller and cocreator Erin Lee Carr, the series is billed as an exploration of how a single tragedy exposed a web of secrets and alleged wrongdoing. According to Hulu’s official synopsis and the recently released trailer, the Murdaughs enjoy wealth, status, and entrenched local influence until their son Paul’s involvement in a fatal boat crash triggers scrutiny. As details emerge, the family’s connections to several mysterious deaths supply the drama’s central tension and raise questions that threaten their legacy.

Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette lead the cast as Alex and Maggie Murdaugh. Johnny Berchtold appears as Paul Murdaugh, with...