- Network: HULU
- Series Premiere Date: Oct 15, 2025
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Even if you know how it ends, the manner in which “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” unfolds does wonders in keeping engagement levels high. .... It may project the image of just another true crime yarn, but much like the monster that is Alex, there’s more to this story.
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There are no big surprises, no major secrets that subvert what you thought you knew, and the show is better for it: a precisely sketched, stomach-churning account of moral vacancy. .... The narrowness of focus is refreshing in our era of excessive therapyspeak.
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Clarke and Arquette are a dynamic pair, portraying the dysfunction and denial that led to the tragic slayings. .... The first episode of “Death in the Family” starts out a bit slow and lays the colloquialisms a little too thick, but it leads to a captivating story that sheds new light on an oft-trod story.
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The show is an engaging portrait of greed, cruelty and arrogance. The eight-episode series encapsulates what is so compelling about this particular family and why, ultimately, they self-immolated.
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[Affords] a thorough and multifaceted portrait of the factors that made Alex commit his heinous deed, and a convincing and riveting performance from Jason Clarke that brings this tragedy, and the despicable man who caused it, to full-bodied life.
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Murdaugh is more full-bodied and thoughtfully crafted than most true-crime stories, including the others on Hulu.
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The acting often outshines the merely competent direction, editing, and melodramatic writing. By the time we get to Alex’s murder trial, we’ve grown tired of the whole rancid Murdaugh bunch.