For decades, the case has rocked the true crime world, and now Hollywood will take a deep dive into the JonBenét Ramsey case.
It’s confirmed that Paramount+ will home the limited series, which will see Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen as JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey. Titled JonBenét Ramsey at the time of writing, Richard LaGravense, Harrison Query, and Tommy Wallach serve as writers and executive producers on the series, with LaGravense also serving as showrunner.
“Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen are an extraordinary duo to delve into this tragic story that has cast a long, haunting shadow over American culture for nearly three decades,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
The official synopsis says the series “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.”
Stay tuned for more news regarding the JonBenét Ramsey limited series.
