Patricia Arquette to play Maggie Murdaugh in Hulu docu-drama

Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette is set to star in a new Hulu series about the powerful Murdaugh family of South Carolina.

The streaming service said the as-yet-untitled show "is based on Maggie (Arquette) and Alex Murdaugh's stranger-than-fiction family drama, a riveting account drawing from countless hours of reporting by Mandy Matney -- journalist and creator of the popular Murdaugh Murders Podcast -- as well as exclusive, insider knowledge from years spent following the case."

The show was written and produced by Michael D. Fuller -- whose credits include Quarry and Rectify -- and Erin Lee Carr -- who worked on Britney vs Spears and I Love You, Now Die .

Alex Murdaugh was convicted of the 2021 fatal shootings of Maggie and their son Paul.

He is serving two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

His request for a new trial was denied in January.