Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Hulu Explores Dan Markel Murder in Four-Part Docuseries
Hulu is making a documentary series about the killing of Dan Markel.
Markel was a lawyer and law professor in Florida.
He was murdered in Tallahassee after divorcing Wendi Adelson.
Investigators described the killing as a murder-for-hire connected to child-custody issues.
Five people have been convicted in the case.
Wendi Adelson was not charged, although prosecutors called her an unindicted co-conspirator.
The series will include interviews with people connected to the investigation and the Adelson family.
It will premiere on September 1 in four parts.
Hulu is developing a four-part true-crime series about attorney and law professor Dan Markel’s murder.
Markel was killed in Tallahassee, Florida, in a murder-for-hire linked to child-custody issues after his divorce.
Five people have been convicted: Donna Adelson, Charlie Adelson, Sigfredo Garcia, Katherine Magbanua and Luis Rivera.
Wendi Adelson was not charged but was described by prosecutors as an unindicted co-conspirator.
The series premieres September 1 and includes exclusive audio and first-time interviews.
- Who
- Dan Markel, his former wife Wendi Adelson’s family and five people convicted in the case are central to the story.
- What
- Hulu is exploring Markel’s murder in the four-part docuseries Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel.
- When
- The series premieres September 1; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The murder occurred in Tallahassee, Florida.
- Why
- The killing was described as a murder-for-hire motivated by child-custody issues following Markel’s divorce from Wendi Adelson.
- Series
- Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel
- Format
- Four-part true-crime docuseries
- Premiere
- September 1
- Production companies
- Curious Films and ABC News Studios
- Convicted individuals
- Donna Adelson, Charlie Adelson, Sigfredo Garcia, Katherine Magbanua and Luis Rivera
- Not charged
- Wendi Adelson was not charged and was described by prosecutors as an unindicted co-conspirator
- Featured interviews
- FBI agent Pat Sanford, Rob Adelson and June Umchina