Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen have been cast in Paramount+’s upcoming limited series set around the tragic story of JonBenét Ramsey.
McCarthy and Owen will star as JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey.
The true crime series will delve into the murder of six-year-old Jonbenét, who was found murdered in the basement of her family’s home just hours after she was reported missing. It follows the Ramsey family, before and after the tragedy as they go through the painful loss of a child while facing intense public scrutiny caused by a media frenzy that caused this case to captivate an entire nation. At the heart of the series, it is the story of Patsy and John Ramsey – exploring the unbreakable partnership of these two complex people – as husband and wife, as mother and father – who had committed themselves and their children to building the narrative of a perfect, privileged life only to have it destroyed one Christmas night in 1996.
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Richard LaGravense, Harrison Query, and Tommy Wallach are writers and executive producers on the series, with LaGravense also serving as showrunner.
Four of the eight episodes will be directed by executive producer Anne Sewitsky. David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, and David Hutkin of 101 Studios also executive produce, with McCarthy executive producing in addition to starring.
