Jason Clarke and Patricia Arquette as Alex and Maggie Murdaugh in 'Murdaugh: Death in the Family.' Disney/Daniel Delgado Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text For a lawyer, Alex Murdaugh is sure gonna need a lawyer. The trailer (below) for the upcoming Hulu scripted series Murdaugh: Death in the Family features the before and after of a few deaths in the family in the real-life story of Alex Murdaugh. It also directly includes one tragedy outside of the family that begets the next bundle of tragedies - and sadly, there are more where that one came from. Hulu's Murdaugh: Death in the Family tells the real-life story of Maggie (played here by Patricia Arquette) and Alex Murdaugh (played by Jason Clarke), who "enjoy a lavish life of privilege as members of one of South Carolina's most powerful legal dynasties," the synopsis reads. "But when their son Paul (Johnny Berchtold) 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." Related Stories TV Margaret Atwood Takes Satirical Shot at Controversial Alberta School Book Ban Movies Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson Face Nuclear Attack in Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' Trailer Murdaugh: Death in the Family is inspired by the popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast. The scandal also birthed a Lifetime movie. The eight-episode Hulu limited series premieres on Oct. 15 with three episodes; the final five episodes will roll out one at a time on Wednesday, concluding Nov. 19. The series also stars Will Harrison as Buster Murdaugh, Brittany Snow as Mandy Matney and J. Smith-Cameron as Marian Proctor. Murdaugh: Death in the Family hails from co-creator and showrunner Michael D. Fuller (Quarry, Rectify and Locke & Key) and co-creator Erin Lee Carr (Britney vs Spears, I Love You, Now Die and Mommy Dead and Dearest). Nick Antosca (A Friend of the Family, The Act and Candy) and Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat are executive producers along with Mandy Matney, David Moses and Bill Johnson. Steven Piet executive produced and directed first two and last episodes. Arquette and Clarke also serve as executive producers on the UCP series. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up THR Cover Story Nate Bargatze: "Big Dumb" Mogul united kingdom Geoff Cooper Named Channel 4 Chair Live Feed 'The Bachelorette' Reveals Season 22 Lead Is 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Star international Bérénice Bejo to Star as First Female Director Alice Guy Blaché in HBO Max, France Télévisions Drama The Fien Print 'aka Charlie Sheen' Review: Netflix Doc Offers a Reflective but Exhausting Look at the Actor's Stardom and Notoriety Classic Reviews 'Gunsmoke': THR's 1955 Review THR Cover Story Nate Bargatze: "Big Dumb" Mogul united kingdom Geoff Cooper Named Channel 4 Chair Live Feed 'The Bachelorette' Reveals Season 22 Lead Is 'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Star international Bérénice Bejo to Star as First Female Director Alice Guy Blaché in HBO Max, France Télévisions Drama The Fien Print 'aka Charlie Sheen' Review: Netflix Doc Offers a Reflective but Exhausting Look at the Actor's Stardom and Notoriety Classic Reviews 'Gunsmoke': THR's 1955 Review