True crime buffs, this one is for you. Earlier this year, we all developed a new obsession when Netflix released it’s three-part crime series, Murdaugh Murders, following the fascinating Alex Murdaugh trial practically in real time — Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son only weeks after the series dropped and sentenced to life in prison. However, as the first season revealed, the Murdaugh family had a history of suspicious goings-on that spanned back almost a decade.
As anyone who caught the first season of Murdaugh Murders on Netflix knows, the first three episodes barely scratched the surface — in fact, we were left with more questions about the Murdaugh family and their alleged crimes than we had when it began.
Now, Netflix is bringing the hit series back for another three-part season, delving even deeper into the sprawling Murdaugh case.
As co-directors and co–executive producers Julia Willoughby Nason and Michael Gasparro told Vanity Fair, they had always hoped to make a further three episodes.
“We always envisioned this as six episodes, and it was really just about getting Netflix on board. They saw that there were still stories to be told,” Gasparro said.
Here’s everything you need to know about season 2.
What happened in Murdaugh Murders season 1?
First, a quick recap. Even though the first season of Murdaugh Murders was only three episodes long, a whole lot happened.
The show’s first season followed the Murdaughs, an influential family in South Carolina. After Alex Murdaugh, an attorney, called the police reporting the murders of his wife, Maggie, and his son, Paul, back in 2011, a series of crimes — including the deaths of Mallory Beach (a friend of Alex’s youngest son, Paul), Stephen Smith (a friend of Alex’s oldest son, Buster), Gloria Satterfield (Alex’s housekeeper), Paul Murdaugh (Alex’s youngest son), and Maggie Murdaugh (Alex’s wife) — in the area that all seemed to revolve around the family.
What’s happening in the Murdaugh case now?
The news of season 2 of Murdaugh Murders comes at an interesting time. This week, it has been announced that Alex Murdaugh will plead guilty to stealing $8 million from disabled clients. His eldest son, Buster, has also come out claiming his father was wrongly convicted and that he believed the real killer was still out there. “I do not think that he could be affiliated with endangering my mother and brother,” he said in an interview with Fox. “We have been here for a while now and that’s been my stance.”