Melissa McCarthy, Clive Owen to star as Patsy and John Ramsey in ‘JonBenét’

Paramount+ tackles haunting story of ‘JonBenét Ramsey’ with new limited series

Paramount+ has announced a new limited series, JonBenét Ramsey, which will delve into the infamous murder case that shook the nation.

The series, starring Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen as Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey, will explore the family’s life “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.”

The show’s release coincides with the upcoming 30th anniversary of six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey’s unsolved murder.

Patsy and John Ramsey are at “the heart of the series,” as it explores their “unbreakable partnership” both as a couple and as parents, 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.”

Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO, praised the casting of Clive Owen and Melissa, saying they’re an “extraordinary duo” to tackle the haunting story of JonBenét Ramsey, which has captivated America for nearly three decades.

“We have been working to bring this thought provoking and bold project to audiences for some time now and could not be happier with the top notch team working in front of and behind the camera,” David Glasser, CEO of 101 Studios, said.

Jeff Grossman, Paramount+’s Executive vice president of Programming, promises that the JonBenét Ramsey series will illuminate her story with the depth and sensitivity it deserves.

For Melissa, this marks her return to TV after roles in Netflix’s God’s Favorite Idiot and Nine Perfect Strangers in 2022.

Meanwhile, Clive Owen recently starred in AMC’s Monsieur Spade and Disney+’s A Murder at the End of the World in 2023.