Hulu Sets more True-Crime Docuseries from ABC News Studios

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Hulu Sets More True-Crime Docuseries from ABC News Studios including "Daughters Of The Cult" & Season 2 of "Death in the Dorms"
by Peter White
December 15, 2023


ABC News Studios continues to provide true-crime docuseries to Hulu.

The studio is behind two new series for the streamer including "Daughters of the Cult" and "Me, Hereafter" as well as a second season of "Death in the Dorms".

It is the third slate of true-crime docs from ABC News Studios since its 2022 launch and follows series such as "Killing County", "Betrayal: The Perfect Husband" and three seasons of "Wild Crime".





"Daughters of the Cult", which launches on January 4, is a five-episode deep-dive into the history of a splinter group of Mormon fundamentalist cult members who perpetrated a deadly wave of violence and abuse for decades in the name of their fanatical prophet, Ervil LeBaron.

Dubbed the “Mormon Manson,” LeBaron and his followers were hidden in plain sight throughout the Southwest and Mexico. Now, past members of the infamous cult tell the true story behind the string of murderous crimes.



It features interviews with surviving ex-members, including multiple children of LeBaron, who speak about their experience being raised under their father’s rule.

Fresh insight comes from relatives and law enforcement who worked on the murder cases, painting an emotional and grisly picture of a brutal madman ordering cold-blooded executions.





Me, Hereafter, which launches February 29, is a four-episode docu-drama, that takes viewers inside gripping murder investigations as if the dead have a voice from the beyond.

It combines never-before-seen investigative footage, interrogation videos, dramatic sequences, and interviews with the victims’ loved ones and key authorities who worked on the cases. In each of the four episodes, voice actors unspool the narrative from the perspective of the deceased victim as they lead the audience through the investigation.

Cases include the mysterious disappearance of a young pregnant woman mere feet from her family’s apartment; the seemingly random and senseless murder of a successful real estate agent and mother of two; the frantic search for a woman feared lost in a blizzard, and her sister’s determined quest for the truth; and the beloved funeral director and his intern shot and killed inside their funeral home, and the shocking suspect police say was the killer.





"Death in the Dorms" returns for a second season on February 22.

It follows six stories of college students from different schools whose lives were tragically cut short by violent crime: Jackson State University accounting major Latasha Norman, Louisiana State University first-year student Max Gruver, University of Miami linebacker Marlin Barnes and his friend Timwanika Lumpkins, Temple University film studies student Jenna Burleigh, Binghamton University nursing student Haley Anderson, and College of Charleston student Patrick Moffly.

https://deadline.com/2023/12/hulu-tr...oa-1235669098/