The series tells the story of Maggie and Alex Murdaugh's "stranger-than-fiction family drama, a riveting account based on 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 on following the case,” details a release from the streamer.
Arquette (pictured) plays Maggie Murdaugh, a wife and mother whose husband Alex Murdaugh is convicted of murdering her and their son Paul. The patriarch is currently serving two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. His attempt to get a new trial was rejected in January.
The series comes from co-creator and showrunner Michael D. Fuller and co-creator Erin Lee Carr. Nick Antosca and Alex Hedlund for Eat the Cat will produce alongside Mandy Matney. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
The project reunites Arquette with Eat the Cat, Hulu and UCP following their collaboration on the limited series The Act. Arquette received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her work on the project.
Arquette's recent television roles include Apple TV+'s Severance and High Desert; and the Showtime limited series Escape at Dannemora, for which she won the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and SAG Awards.