Netflix has picked up the Alberta-filmed drama series The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey, about the 1996 murder of the six-year-old beauty queen, from Paramount which put it in turnaround.
Reported missing from her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996, JonBenét Ramsey was found dead several hours later in the basement of the home, along with a long ransom note. An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation and was ruled a homicide.
The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey 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 in a media frenzy that captivated 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.
Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen play her parents Patsy and John Ramsey.
The real Patsy and John Ramsey.
The case remains unsolved to this day.
JonBenét Ramsey:
Working title: UCC: JBR Project
Alberta filming dates: September 16 2024 – February 12 2025.
Showrunner:: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Clive Owen, Emily Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Will Patton, Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill, Owen Teague.
Producers: 101 Studios.