A former South Carolina lawyer, who was convicted of murdering his wife and son, is criticizing a new drama series for its “sensationalized” depiction of the double homicide.

An eight-part Hulu series titled “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” dramatizes the rise and fall of Alex Murdaugh, a once-prominent legal figure in the Lowcountry. The series explores the events leading up to and following the tragic shotgun deaths of Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, and their teenage son, Paul.

Following the series’ debut, Murdaugh has publicly expressed his disapproval of how his family’s ordeal has been dramatized.

Murdaugh’s legal representatives released a statement asserting that he is “deeply disappointed and disturbed by the recent Hulu streaming series about him and the entire Murdaugh family.”

In a related image, disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh is seen arriving in court in Beaufort, South Carolina, on September 14, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

The statement accuses the television series of misleading viewers and misrepresenting Murdaugh’s relationships with both his wife and youngest son.

“The program contains numerous inaccuracies and misleading portrayals that distort the truth of their lives,” the statement said. “The depiction of their personal family dynamics is particularly troubling, as it totally mischaracterizes Alex’s relationships with his wife, Maggie, and his son, Paul, both of whom Alex loves so dearly.”

The disgraced attorney also claims the show’s producers did not consult his legal team or family members to corroborate their versions of events as the series was being made.

A still image from Hulu’s original series, “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.”  (Daniel Delgado Jr./Disney via Getty Images)

“Equally concerning is the lack of engagement by the producers or actors to understand the individuals portrayed,” the statement added.

“No one from Hulu ever reached out to Alex, his son Buster, anyone in the Murdaugh family or Alex’s attorneys to hear their perspective or verify the facts. Instead, the program appears to rely heavily on sensationalized accounts from secondary sources with no direct knowledge or relationship with him or his family.”

Hulu did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

On June 7, 2021, Murdaugh placed a hysterical 911 call to report that Maggie and Paul had been shot to death near the dog kennels on his family’s sprawling Lowcountry hunting estate.

Alex Murdaugh talks with defense attorney Jim Griffin during a jury-tampering hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center Jan. 29, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool)

However, the tale of a grieving husband and father quickly unraveled as Murdaugh’s laundry list of financial crimes — and elaborate cover-up schemes — against his legal clients came to light.

In the months leading up to Murdaugh’s indictment for the killings of his wife and son, prosecutors amassed dozens of charges alleging the disgraced attorney had stolen millions of dollars from clients and victims’ families to maintain his painkiller addiction.

“I think it’s oftentimes hard for people to compartmentalize what we think and the person we think we knew,” Mark Tinsley, an attorney who testified in the criminal case against Murdaugh, told Fox News Digital. “I think there’s probably a group of people that still find it hard to believe that the facade that they saw wasn’t real.”

In March 2023, a South Carolina jury found Murdaugh guilty of double murder, and he was handed two consecutive sentences of life in prison. He is serving an additional 40 years behind bars for his financial crimes and remains in custody at a maximum-security prison in South Carolina.

Prosecutor Creighton Waters declined Fox News Digital’s request for comment regarding the series.

However, as the show continues to capture audiences with a dramatization of one of the most notorious true-crime cases in modern American history, the man responsible for the killings is asking viewers to consider watching with a skeptical mind.

“We urge viewers to approach this dramatization with the knowledge that it is not an accurate portrayal of Alex, his family or the tragic events that it sensationalizes,” the statement said.