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Murdaugh: Death in the Family continues to garner mass popularity as Hulu’s limited true crime series, acclaimed for its engaging representation of the Murdaugh family saga and its attention to production details.
The series, released on October 15, 2025, became an overnight streaming sensation, enjoying praise for its star-studded cast, headed by Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette as Maggie Murdaugh. The Southern Gothic tone and details of the series have prompted fans to investigate the locations where the episodes were shot.
Though actual events transpired in South Carolina, the series was largely produced in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, and additional filming took place in South Carolina for realism. The Assembly Atlanta studio complex, located in Doraville, was also a main production center and included sound stages and spaces utilized for the interior sets, such as courtroom and estate scenes.
Where was Murdaugh: Death in the Family filmed?
The limited series Murdaugh: Death in the Family was largely produced in and around Metro Atlanta, Georgia, even though the setting was Lowcountry South Carolina, according to The Cinemaholic. This is the result of an increasing trend within the industry to utilize the film tax incentives of Georgia, as well as the modernized amenities and varied locations capable of doubling for other Southern locations.
The core of the show was shot in Atlanta on practical locations and soundstages. Among the most prominent bases of production was the massive studio facility of Assembly Atlanta, located in Doraville and equipped with 19 sound stages and infrastructure for set construction and makeup.
The adaptability offered by Assembly Atlanta enabled the production staff to construct elaborate interior spaces, including courtroom and estate replicas, which are reflections of the actual South Carolina locations, focusing on the Murdaugh story.
Outside the studios of Atlanta, the show also captured major exterior locations at some real-world locations in Georgia:
Lake Lanier Olympic Park, Gainesville: Used March 2025, the park's scenic waterfronts and wooded property stood in for the natural beauty and privacy of the Murdaugh family property of Moselle.
Braselton: Chateau Elan Winery & Resort, Braselton: These expansive winery and resort grounds were the locations for scenes of the wealthier Murdaugh family life.
St. James Episcopal Church, Marietta: It was utilized for key community and memorial scenes, due to the vintage architecture and homey charm.
Monroe and Savannah, Georgia: Savannah's seafront ambiance was doubled for South Carolina Lowcountry, and the rural town streets of Monroe presented movie-like stages to scenes of the region's everyday life.
Reports also include some shooting inside and outside popular restaurants and heritage sites to obtain the real Southern atmosphere.
Georgia's production attractiveness derives not just from logistical considerations but also because the state can double for other Southern locations. Savannah's verdant, Spanish moss-spanned streets and century-old residences remind viewers of the loveliness of the South Carolina Lowcountry, while Atlanta's urban and suburban scenery enable the production crew to film everything from rural scenes and big-city legal confrontations under controlled conditions.
What is Murdaugh: Death in the Family about?
The central story of the series Murdaugh: Death in the Family revolves around the sudden collapse of the Murdaughs, a family intertwined with the legal and societal establishment of South Carolina for generations.
The series displays the collapse of a once-respected lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, who, in June 2021, deceived his wife Maggie and son Paul into coming to their rural estate. In a series of events that stunned both investigators and the neighborhood, Maggie and Paul were discovered shot dead, and the family was cast into scandal, which would later expose further crimes.
Based on the investigative journalism of the Murdaugh Murders Podcast by Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell, Murdaugh: Death in the Family dramatizes not only the infamous double murder but also the list of financial abuses, insurance scams, and addiction woes intertwined with Alex Murdaugh.
The real-life legal thriller saw Alex ultimately convicted of the murders, but the series avoids simplifying the story by including voices of law enforcement, reporters, victims' families, and the people of Pamlico County, traumatized by years of lying.
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The performances of Jason Clarke as Alex Murdaugh and Patricia Arquette as Maggie Murdaugh have received the most accolades for their profoundness and genuineness. Moreover, the performance of Brittany Snow as the investigative podcaster Mandy Matney, whose coverage was instrumental in uncovering the crimes, has also won praise.
Murdaugh: Death in the Family combines elements of a legal thriller and Southern gothic drama, stressing the points of privilege, power, and secrecy. It shows how these elements were behind the Murdaugh family's criminal activities that lasted for years without being discovered, resulting in unfortunate incidents.
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