The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey explores the tragic unsolved murder of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey. 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.

Series details

• Title: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2026-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: In Development
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• TVMaze ID: 79407
• IMDb ID: tt31614143
• TVDB ID: 454159

Cast and credited roles

• Melissa McCarthy — Patsy Ramsey
• Clive Owen — John Ramsey
• Emily Mitchell — JonBenét Ramsey
• Garrett Hedlund — Detective Steve Thomas
• Alison Pill — Detective Linda Arndt
• Shea Whigham — Alex Hunter
• Owen Teague — Shane Edwards
• Clifton Collins Jr. — Detective Tom Trujillo
• Angus Caldwell — Burke Ramsey

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-12-10; final listed air date 2026-12-10; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.