Disney+ has announced that Original limited series, Murdaugh: Death in the Family, will premiere on October 15th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, with three episodes at launch, then one new episode weekly.

Maggie and Alex enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legal dynasties. But when their son Paul is involved in a deadly boat crash, the family is faced with a test unlike any they’ve ever encountered. As details come to light and new challenges emerge, the family’s connections to several mysterious deaths raise questions which threaten everything Maggie and Alex hold dear. Inspired by the popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast. The trailer can be viewed here.

The series stars Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh, Patricia Arquette as Maggie Murdaugh, Johnny Berchtold as Paul Murdaugh, Will Harrison as Buster Murdaugh, Brittany Snow as Mandy Matney and J. Smith-Cameron as Marian Proctor. 

Murdaugh: Death in the Familyhails from co-creator and showrunner Michael D. Fuller (Quarry, Locke & Key) and co-creator Erin Lee Carr (Britney vs Spears, I Love You, Now Die). Nick Antosca (A Friend of the Family, Candy) and Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat will executive produce along with Mandy Matney. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.

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