Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal season one’s director/executive producer Julia Willoughby Nason and executive producer/showrunner Michael Gasparro are continuing to explore the infamous Murdaugh family with season two of the Netflix documentary series. Netflix has confirmed season two of Murdaugh Murders will consist of three new episodes, premiering on September 20, 2023.
Season one was a deep dive into the Murdaughs, one of South Carolina’s most prominent – and now controversial – families. Season two picks up the story in the aftermath of family patriarch Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction.
Netflix offers this synopsis of the upcoming second season directed by Willoughby Nason and Gasparro:
“On March 2, 2023, Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of the murder of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The world watched with bated breath as a verdict was announced. The people of the Lowcountry had been waiting the better part of two years to understand what happened the night of June 7, 2021.
Season two will feature first-hand accounts from those who were there the days leading up to and following the murders, giving more insight than ever into that deadly night, including Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson (Former Murdaugh Family Housekeeper) and Mushelle ‘Shelly’ Smith (Caregiver for Libby Murdaugh) – who became some of the most powerful witnesses at the trial – Curtis Edward Smith (aka Cousin Eddie), and Gwen Generette, one of the trial’s jurors. Morgan Doughty, Paul’s ex-girlfriend, Anthony Cook, Paul’s friend, and Valerie Bauerlein, Wall Street Journal reporter, also return.”
