JonBenét Ramsey investigates the tragic unsolved murder of the eponymous six-year-old beauty queen. It follows the Ramsey family, before and after the tragedy, as they deal with the painful loss of a child while facing intense public scrutiny caused by a media frenzy that saw the case captivate an entire nation.
At the heart of the series is the story of Patsy (McCarthy) and John Ramsey (Owen) - exploring the unbreakable partnership of these two complex people - as husband and wife, as mother and father - who had dedicated themselves and their children to building the story of a perfect, privileged life, only to see it destroyed on Christmas night in 1996.
Whigham plays District Attorney Alex Hunter, an acquaintance of the Ramsey family. Patton plays Lou Smith, a legend among law enforcement who has handled more than 150 homicide cases in Boulder Springs.
Production will begin in Calgary, Canada, with Richard LaGravenese serving as showrunner and executive producer. Four of the eight episodes, including the first episode, are directed by Anne Sewitsky, who also serves as executive producer.
Harrison Query and Tommy Wallach sold the project to MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios and serve as writers alongside La Gravenese. The trio produces alongside David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Melissa McCarthy and Sewitsky.
This is Whigham's latest collaboration with Glasser and Paramount following his roles in the limited series Waco and its sequel and in Lawmen: Bass Reeves. He also appeared in HBO's Perry Mason (2020) and Starz's Gaslit, and played the role of Eli Thompson, brother of Steve Buscemi's Nucky Thompson, in HBO's hit Boardwalk Empire.
Patton returns to Studio 101/MTVE Studios after starring in Yellowstone (2018). He was recently seen on Apple TV+'s Silo and Prime Video's Outer Range.
