After Being Shelved, 'Murder of JonBenet Ramsey' Series Is Back On

After Paramount+ shelved The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey last year, Netflix has now acquired the true crime series and it will premiere later this winter. The series will “explore how the murder of the 6-year-old captivated and divided the nation,” per Tudum. Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen are set to star as JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John Ramsey.

The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey will follow several perspectives, including the Ramseys, after their daughter is tragically murdered on Christmas night in 1996. Emily Mitchell will play JonBenét, and Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill, and Clifton Collins Jr. will appear as detectives from the Boulder Police Department.

Paramount+ greenlit the true crime series in 2024 under the original title Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Per the Hollywood Reporter, they wrapped production in early 2025, however, following Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount+ The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey was shelved. Like Netflix’s Monster anthology series, the series would originally follow a similar format and dive into a different true crime case each season.

This isn’t the first time Netflix has honed in on the tragedy of JonBenét Ramsey; in 2024, the streaming platform released the three-episode docuseries Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?

Ramsey’s murder has fueled true crime fanatics for decades, with several adaptations and documentaries released since the tragedy in 1996. This year marks the 30th anniversary since the murder.

The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey comes from 101 Studios, which produced Landman, Yellowstone, and Mayor of Kingstown. Showrunner Richard LaGravenese wrote the series with Harrison Query and Tommy Wallach.