Bill Pullman Will Play Alex Murdaugh in Lifetime's 500th Original Movie MURDAUGH MURDERS: THE MOVIE
Bill Pullman (While You Were Sleeping, Spaceballs, Independence Day) will be playing the deplorable Alex Murdaugh in the upcoming Lifetime Original movie Murdaugh Murders: The Movie. The film marks the network’s 500th original movie, and it headlines their fall Ripped From the Headlines lineup.
For the milestone, Lifetime will hold a two-night event for Murdaugh Murders: The Movie, led by Bill Pullman playing Alex Murdaugh, the powerful South Carolina lawyer, who turned out to be living a secret crime-filled life.
The case has been making headlines recently as Alex Murdaugh was found guilty in the double homicide of his wife and son in March. Netflix’s docuseries Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal debuted in February, as the case was ongoing. A second season will drop on the streaming service on September 22nd.
Lifetime’s Ripped From the Headlines slate kicks off on Sept. 16 and will all debut on Saturdays at 8 p.m. through October 28. This year’s lineup of films star Luke Macfarlane, Melissa Joan Hart, Sarah Drew, Meagan Good and Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix. All movies were filmed prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
via: Variety