Set deep in the dense mountains of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, the series will follow Ern Cunningham (Badgley), a mystery-writing expert who reluctantly attends a family reunion to welcome his brother Michael home from prison - the same brother Ern helped convict. When a frozen body appears and a snowstorm traps everyone inside, the deaths begin to mount. Everyone in his family has already killed someone - either by accident or otherwise.
David Hemingson developed the series. He will executive produce with Badgley, Stevenson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Jeanne Snow, and Molly Allen. Amazon MGM Studios, Fifth Season and Made Up Stories will produce.
"I am blown away by the vision and enthusiasm everyone has for bringing this book, and Ernest Cunningham, to the screen," said Stevenson. "Penn perfectly captures Ern's clueyness and cleverness, and David has brought bags of wit and heart to the script. With the passion of Amazon MGM Studios, Bruna and Steve behind us we have an absolutely killer team, and I can't wait to solve a murder with them!"
"Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone is a brilliantly inventive series that subverts the murder mystery genre in the most unexpected and entertaining ways," added Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios. "Ben created a world that is darkly funny and wickedly clever. Paired with David's sharp storytelling and Penn's magnetic presence, and with our incredible partners at Fifth Season and Made Up Stories, this series is going to be something truly special for Prime Video."
