fromSlate Magazine
4 days agoThere's Something Wrong With Hulu's True-Crime Drama About an Infamous Murder
Each episode of Murdaugh: Death in the Family begins with a disclaimer: While the Hulu miniseries is "inspired by actual events," it emphasizes that "certain parts have been fictionalized solely for dramatic purposes" and shouldn't be taken as a reflection "on any actual person or entity." That industry-standard catchall, presumably insisted upon by lawyers, sets an uneasy tone of polished reality that hovers over the entire show.
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