Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
2023 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 6.7 · 74% critics
A string of tragedies rocks a small South Carolina community and draws attention to a wealthy, influential family long seen as untouchable. Through interviews and real-world footage, the series traces how one incident leads to deeper questions about privilege, alleged cover-ups, and a justice system under pressure.
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Streaming on Netflix.
4 hours to watch · 6 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-02-22
- Network
- Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (65 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense true-crime docuseries about power, corruption, and community fallout, in the vein of Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich; Not for you if victim accounts feel too upsetting or you prefer purely fact-only reporting.
Pros: gripping real-life scandal; raw emotional interviews; eye-opening on privilege | Cons: can feel dragged out; uneven depth by episode; limited opposing viewpoints
Themes
- scandal
- south carolina
- family
- power
Cast & crew
- MA
Miley Altman
as Self - Mallory's Best Friend
- MD
Morgan Doughty
as Self - Mallory's Friend
- DD
Diane Doughty
as Self - Morgan's Mother
- MD
Michael DeWitt
as Self - The Hampton County Guardian, USA Today Network
- BD
Bill Doughty
as Self - Morgan's Father
- AC
Anthony Cook
as Self - Mallory's Boyfriend
- KC
Keith Cook
as Self - Anthony's Father
- BC
Beverly Cook
as Self - Anthony's Mother
- PM
Paul Murdaugh
as Self - Mallory's Killer (archive footage)
- AM
Alex Murdaugh
as Self - Paul's Father (archive footage)
Directed by Julia Willoughby Nason, Jenner Furst, Michael Gasparro
Episodes2 seasons · 6 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1Where Is Mallory?41mNetflix
- S1E2Murders at Moselle51mNetflix
- S1E3No Secrets Are Safe50mNetflix
Season 23 episodes
- S2E1A Normal Day35mNetflix
- S2E2Alex's Alibi34mNetflix
- S2E3A Tangled Web We Weave40mNetflix