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Patricia Arquette: 'Murdaugh' Tragedy Was Rooted in Co-Dependency
The Hulu series explores the 2021 murders and financial crimes of Alex Murdaugh, revealing decades of family dysfunction and legal scandals in South Carolina.
- On Oct. 15 the first three episodes of Murdaugh: Death in the Family premiere on Hulu, marking documentarian Erin Lee Carr’s scripted TV debut co-created with Michael D. Fuller.
- On Wednesday, the series opens at the Murdaugh estate, Moselle, where a 2019 boat crash that killed Mallory Beach prompted a wrongful-death suit exposing Alex Murdaugh’s finances.
- Alex Murdaugh, former personal-injury attorney, was convicted in 2023 of murdering his wife and son and received consecutive life sentences plus more than 60 additional years for financial crimes.
- The series arrives amid relentless prior coverage, including podcasts and multiple documentaries, and Erin Lee Carr used a 400-plus page research binder to focus on what happened inside the house.
- The Murdaughs’ influence in the Lowcountry extends as investigations into Stephen Smith’s 2015 death and disputed settlements—over $4 million for Satterfield’s estate and $500,000 to the Beach family—highlight ongoing family legacy issues.
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See the 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family' cast side-by-side with the real people they play
Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette lead Hulu's ripped-from-the-headlines series. Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool/Tribune News Service via Getty; Disney/Daniel Delgado Alex Murdaugh at the Colleton County Courthouse on Feb. 23, 2023; Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh on 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family'Key PointsMurdaugh: Death in the Family chronicles the collapse of the South Carolina Murdaugh legal dynasty amid scandal and murder. Jason Clarke and Pat…
‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’: What to know about the people and events that inspired the show
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> A wealthy teenager from a powerful South Carolina family was drunk and behind the wheel of a boat carrying five of his friends in the winter of 2019. The boat slammed into a bridge in the middle of the night, killing a 19-year-old woman who was on board. Somehow, the saga of the Murdaugh family only gets more twisted and complex after that point. By the time Erin Lee Carr and Michael D. Fuller met i…
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