Hulu's Murdaugh Drama: Where Fact Ends and Fiction Begins
The streamer's new miniseries dramatizes a real-life saga of murder, theft, and legal reckoning—but takes creative liberties the accused's family contests.
Hulu's "Murdaugh: Death in the Family" premiered on October 15, 2025, as an eight-episode true crime miniseries created by Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee Carr. The drama stars Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh, alongside Patricia Arquette, J. Smith-Cameron, Johnny Berchtold, and Brittany Snow—who portrays real journalist Mandy Matney of the "Murdaugh Murders Podcast," the source material for the adaptation.
The series documents one of America's most complex criminal cases: the June 7, 2021 murders of Maggie Murdaugh (Alex's wife) and Paul Murdaugh (their son). Alex Murdaugh has since been convicted of these killings. Beyond the homicides, the miniseries explores the financial crimes that unraveled alongside the murder investigation, revealing how Murdaugh allegedly stole settlement money from multiple personal injury clients through a fraudulent account called "Forge Consulting." These thefts affected both clients seeking restitution and Murdaugh's own law firm.
The narrative also encompasses Paul Murdaugh's 2019 boating incident, in which he was charged with boating under the influence causing severe bodily injury and death. The incident claimed the life of Mallory Beach, whose family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Paul—a case still pending at the time of his murder. Additionally, the series references the death of Gloria Satterfield, further complicating the web of legal troubles surrounding the Murdaugh family.
