Netflix announced the new limited series, The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, will premiere globally December 10th, 2026 alongside an official first look photo featuring two-time Emmy Award winner and Academy Award®nominee Melissa McCarthy, and Emmy and Academy Award® nominee Clive Owen as Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey.
Academy Award®-nominee Richard LaGravenese serves as showrunner and Anne Sewitsky (Presumed Innocent) serves as a director and executive producer for the upcoming series. Harrison Query and Tommy Wallach, who co-wrote the series, also executive produce.
The series centers on one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in American history, and the devastating personal and public reckoning that followed the death of JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas night in 1996.
Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra, Freedom Writers, A Family Affair)
Co-Writers/Executive Producers: Harrison Query and Tommy Wallach
Executive Producers: David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin for 101 Studios; Melissa McCarthy, Anne Sewitsky
Cast: Melissa McCarthy (Patsy Ramsey), Clive Owen (John Ramsey), Emily Mitchell (JonBenét Ramsey), Garrett Hedlund (Det. Steve Thomas), Alison Pill (Det. Linda Arndt), Shea Whigham (Alex Hunter), Owen Teague (Shane Edwards), Clifton Collins Jr. (Det. Tom Trujillo), Angus Caldwell (Burke Ramsey), Jaime Ray Newman (Amelia Hunt), Rory Cochrane (John Eller), Chris Bauer (Chief Tom Koby)
Additional Cast: Will Patton (Lou Smit), Jeremy Bobb (Pete Hofstrom), John Billingsley (Santa Bill McReynolds), Josh Stamberg (Reed Hunt), Margo Martindale (Nedra Paugh), Tzi Ma (Dr. Henry Lee)
Studio: 101 Studios
Netflix has a powerful year of drama series, featuring hits including His & Hers, BEEF, Nemesis, and new additions such as East of Eden, and The Altruists. The strong slate continues with anticipated forthcoming series: Rabbit, Rabbit with Adam Driver, Trigger Point with Joel Edgerton, Kennedy with Michael Fassbender, So Far Gone from Mark Bomback, The Roman from Martin Scorsese, The Corrections with Meryl Streep, Alexander with Jacob Tierney, and the Black Hole adaptation of Charles Burns’ bestselling graphic novels.
