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Murdaugh: Death in the Family

Name: Murdaugh: Death in the Family
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2025-10-15
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Jason Clarke, J. Smith-Cameron, Will Harrison, Johnny Berchtold

2025 | 1 seasons | Drama, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Act, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: expect violence.

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.