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See Bill Pullman's transformation into Alex Murdaugh for new Lifetime movie

Viewers can catch the two-part movie on Lifetime in October.
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Alex Murdaugh seeks new trial, citing newly discovered evidence

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/ Source: TODAY
By Amy Eley

The Murdaugh trial is officially getting the Lifetime treatment.

The cable channel released its fall slate of shows on Sept. 6. revealing that its 500th original movie will be "Murdaugh Murders: The Movie."

In it, actor Bill Pullman is playing Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina lawyer who was found guilty earlier this year of killing his wife and youngest son in 2021. And potential viewers don't have to wait to see Pullman's transformation into the convicted murderer.

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Bill Pullman stars as Alex Murdaugh in Lifetime's "Murdaugh Murders: The Movie."A and E / Lifetime Entertainment

Lifetime released a photo along with its announcement of Pullman as Murdaugh gripping who appears to be one of his sons.

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Bill Pullman attends the VIP North American premiere of Sebatiao Salgado's "Amazonia" exhibition at California Science Center on October 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images

The two-part movie will premiere Oct. 14 and 15 on Lifetime, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty on March 2, 2023 of killing his wife, 52-year-old Maggie Murdaugh, and his 22-year-old son, Paul Murdaugh, in June 2021.

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Alex Murdaugh stands next to the witness booth during a break in his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on Feb. 23, 2023, in Walterboro, South Carolina.Joshua Boucher / Tribune News Service via Getty Images

He received two back-to-back lifetime sentences without parole and is currently in custody in a maximum-security prison in South Carolina. His attorneys continue to maintain his innocence and appeared on TODAY on Sept. 6, 2023, after they filed a motion of a retrial and accused the county clerk of jury tampering.

Alex Murdaugh is additionally facing 22 fraud and theft charges related to a number of instances, including the allegation that he cheated his late housekeeper's family out of her estate.

Amy Eley

Amy Eley oversees the West Cost digital team for TODAY. She has been with the brand since 2013 and is a graduate of CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism. While at TODAY, Amy’s covered breaking news, launched lifestyle verticals, taken readers to anchors’ homes (Al Roker’s kitchen remains a personal favorite), documented a surrogacy pregnancy, managed various editorial teams and even appeared on-air to tell America how to clean behind their refrigerators and more. She is currently based in Colorado.