LOS ANGELES, July 2 -- JonBenet Ramsey was 6 years old when she was found murdered in the basement of her family's Boulder, Colorado home on the morning after Christmas, 1996. The case has never been solved. It has also never stopped drawing serious creative talent, and on Thursday it drew Netflix. The streaming service announced it has acquired "The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey," an eight-episode limited series that spent more than a year shelved at Paramount+ after Skydance's takeover of its parent company, as The Hollywood Reporter reported Thursday. A Winter 2026 premiere is planned.

The series stars Melissa McCarthy as Patsy Ramsey, JonBenet's mother, who became one of the most scrutinized women in America in the months following her d...