Get a first look at Bill Pullman as Alex Murdaugh in Lifetime's “Murdaugh Murders”
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Six months after being convicted of killing his wife and son, Alex Murdaugh is getting the Lifetime movie treatment, and Bill Pullman is taking the lead.
EW has an exclusive first look at Murdaugh Murders: The Movie, starring Pullman as the 54-year-old attorney from South Carolina, who is currently serving two consecutive life sentences. Murdaugh was arrested in September of 2021, three months after his wife, Margaret, and son, Paul, were found dead on the family's property.
A and E / Lifetime Entertainment Bill Pullman as Alex Murdaugh in 'Murdaugh Murders: The Movie'
Murdaugh Murders, which is Lifetime's 500th original movie, is a two-part film that chronicles the grim series of events that led Alex to murder Margaret (played by Lauren Robek) and Paul (Curtis Tweedie).
A and E / Lifetime Entertainment Bill Pullman (center) and Lauren Robek in Lifetime's 'Murdaugh Murders: The Movie'
A and E / Lifetime Entertainment Lauren Robek, Curtis Tweedie, and Bill Pullman in Lifetime's 'Murdaugh Murders: The Movie'
Says the network in a press release, "Even with all of Alex's influence, he couldn't prevent the Murdaugh Family's legacy from being tarnished after Paul was involved in a boating accident that left a young girl dead. While Maggie was consumed with what was happening with Paul, Alex was hiding his addiction to opioids and stealing insurance settlements from his own clients to fund his habit and the family's lavish lifestyle. Then in June 2021, Maggie and Paul were found murdered, and eyes began to turn to Alex."
A and E / Lifetime Entertainment Curtis Tweedie and Bill Pullman in Lifetime's 'Murdaugh Murders: The Movie'
A and E / Lifetime Entertainment Bill Pullman (center) in Lifetime's 'Murdaugh Murders: The Movie'
Pullman most recently starred as Detective Harry Ambrose in the USA drama The Sinner, which ran for four seasons.
Lifetime also announced several other new fall films, including Bad Romance: The Vicky White Story, starring The Goldbergs' Wendi McLendon-Covey in the true-life story of an Indiana prison officer who helped her inmate lover escape. And Melissa Joan Hart stars in Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story (premiering Oct. 28), based on the real-life experience of Mary Bailey, who was forced to kill her abusive stepfather.
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie airs Saturday, Oct. 14 and Sunday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. on Lifetime.
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