On The Road You Take to Avoid It

7.7/10 · 246 votesNov 12, 202552 min

Ranked #1 of 8 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

Buster grapples with the murder of his mother and brother as police search for the killer. Alex's worsening addiction and mounting lies start to catch up with him.

Season 1 Episodes8

Family Tradition

One Is Missing

Kokomo

Controlled Burn

The Prince

June 7th

On The Road You Take to Avoid It

E8 7.6

The Man in the Glass

Cast11

Patricia Arquette

Maggie Murdaugh

Jason Clarke

Alex Murdaugh

J. Smith-Cameron

Marian Proctor

Will Harrison

Buster Murdaugh

Johnny Berchtold

Paul Murdaugh

Brittany Snow

Mandy Matney

Noah Emmerich

Randy Murdaugh

Kathleen Wilhoite

Gloria Satterfield

Tommy Dewey

Mark Tinsle

Gerald McRaney

Randolph Murdaugh

Mina Sundwall

Brooklynn White

Crew8

Kat Candler

Director

Tika Peterson

Staff Writer

David Gabriel

Staff Writer

Matthew J. Lloyd

Director of Photography

Philip Harrison

Editor

Ryan Brunner

Second Assistant Director

Antonio Graña

First Assistant Director

Bashir Gavriel

Writer

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Episode Summary

"On The Road You Take to Avoid It" is episode 7 of Murdaugh: Death in the Family season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 246 votes, ranking #1 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by Kat Candler and written by Bashir Gavriel, it aired on November 12, 2025.

On The Road You Take to Avoid It

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes8

Cast11

Crew8

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Episode Summary