Trigger warning: This article contains references to murder.
The Oscar-nominated actor is set to star in a limited series about the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. The drama is tentatively titled JonBenét Ramsey, starring Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen. Paramount+ has announced that the upcoming series will be based on the cold case that has captivated the entire nation, with McCarthy and Owen set to play Patsy and JonBenét Ramsey, respectively.
The show is being developed to mark the 30th anniversary of the still-unsolved murder of a six-year-old boy. The series will follow the family before and after the tragedy as they cope with the painful loss of a child, while facing intense public scrutiny due to the media frenzy that the case has captivated the entire nation.
The show does a great job of conveying the intricate details of the case, the intense curiosity of the people involved, and the emotional impact it had on the Ramsey family. JonBenét Ramsey promises to be a compelling and nuanced portrayal of this timeless American mystery, thanks to the skill of McCarthy and Owen and the experience of the creative team.
Producers MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, along with producer Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra), are behind the Yellowstone series.
The writers are LaGravenese, Harrison Quarry and Tommy Wallach, who also sold the concept to MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. In addition, four of the series’ eight episodes will be directed by Presumptively Innocent’s Anne Sevitzky.
On December 26, 1996, six-year-old pageant contestant JonBenét was beaten and murdered in the basement of her Boulder, Colorado home. The autopsy revealed the victim had been strangled, and the case was declared a homicide.
At first, Boulder police suspected that JonBenét’s mother, Patsy, had written the ransom note and that her parents had faked the note and the child’s body to hide the murder. Jon and Patsy, her parents, were cleared of suspicion in the case, but Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett claimed in an interview with PEOPLE in 2016 that the “exoneration” verdict was “misleading.”
Since then, the investigation into her death has been ongoing and has been frequently featured on television
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