Patricia Arquette to Lead Murdaugh Family Scripted Series at Hulu

Patricia Arquette is set for a lead role in the limited series about the Murdaugh family at Hulu, Variety has learned.

The show was first reported to be in development at Hulu in November 2022. With Arquette’s casting, it has now officially been ordered to series.

Per the official description, the series “is based on Maggie (Arquette) 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.”

The Murdaugh family were powerful players in the Lowcountry region of South Caroline, wielding great legal and political influence. But for the better part of a decade, the family has been accused of involvement in a variety of crimes, ranging from fraud to murder. In addition to the “Murdaugh Murders” podcast, they have been the subject of multiple docuseries and news specials.

Michael D. Fuller and Erin Lee Carr are co-creators and executive producers on the untitled series, with Fuller also set to serve as showrunner. Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund will executive produce under their Eat the Cat banner, with Matney also executive producing. UCP is the studio. Antosca and Eat the Cat are currently under an overall deal at UCP.

The role brings Arquette back into business with Eat the Cat, UCP, and Hulu on a true crime series. She previously collaborated with all three on the limited series “The Act,” for which Arquette won the Emmy and Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a limited series for her role as Dee Dee Blanchard.

Arquette has also received Emmy nominations in recent years for her roles in the Showtime series “Escape at Dannemora” (for which she also won a Golden Globe) and “Severance” at Apple TV+. She previously won the Emmy for best actress in a drama for her lead role in “Medium.” In film, Arquette won the Oscar and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for “Boyhood” and has starred in features like “True Romance,” “Bringing Out the Dead,” “Stigmata,” and “Lost Highway.”

She is repped by Gersh, 3 Arts Entertainment and Goodman Genow.