Last year Hulu revealed that it had limited series order to a brand-new drama project, which is currently going by the working title of “Untitled Murdaugh Murders”.

The series is based on Maggie and Alex Murdaugh’s stranger-than-fiction family drama, a riveting account drawing from countless hours of reporting by Mandy Matney – journalist and creator of the popular “Murdaugh Murders Podcast” – as well as exclusive, insider knowledge from years spent following the case.  It was previously announced that Patricia Arquette would play the role of Maggie Murdaugh.  

The upcoming series is going to star Jason Clarke, who has joined the project and will be playing the role of Alex Murdaugh, who murdered his wife, Maggie and son.

It has been revealed that Johnny Berchtold and Will Harrison have joined the cast of the upcoming limited series.

Johnny Berchtold has been cast in the series in the regular role of Paul Murdaugh, Alex and Maggie’s hard-partying youngest son who constantly finds himself in some form of trouble. Paul is always on the hunt for a good time, regardless of the consequences. Johnny previously starred in “Reacher” and “Tiny Beautiful Things”.

Will Harrison will be playing the role of Buster Murdaugh, the golden boy of the Murdaugh family. Buster’s well on his way to following in the legal footsteps of his father Alex and grandfather Randolph. Buster’s also the apple of his mother Maggie’s eye, a lifelong source of tension with his younger brother Paul. Will has previously starred in “A Complete Unknown” and “Daisy Jones and The Six”.

Michael D. Fuller will be the showrunner and co-creator of this new series, having previously worked on “Quarry,” “Rectify” and “Locke & Key”.   The other co-create on the series is Erin Lee Carr, who has previously worked on “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 will executive produce along with Mandy Matney. 

UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, will be the studio creating the show.   They have previously worked with Hulu on the limited series, “The Act” and “Candy”.

No release details have been revealed for when it will be released on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+.  Since UCP is the studio, it’s unclear if Disney will have the global distribution rights to release the series as a Star Original on Disney+ internationally.

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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