Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
Television’s first true-crime celebrity.
Television’s first true-crime celebrity.
series currently in production
Returning Series
Documentary
Crime
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 4
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2023-02-05
Last EP | 2023-03-05
Overview
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Ths true crime docuseries pulls back the curtain on America’s most infamous jewel thief, Jack Roland Murphy, who played a key role in the 1964 burglary of the jewel collection of New York’s American Museum of Natural History.
Created by
Produced by
Imagine Documentaries
This Machine Filmworks
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2023-02-05
1
The Heist
2023-02-05
Jack “Murf the Surf” Murphy’s life takes a turn from childhood prodigy and professional surfing champion to notorious jewel thief when he pulls off the heist of the century.
2
Another Level of Madness
2023-02-19
Murf the Surf continues down his criminal path and becomes increasingly violent. After a stolen-securities scheme goes awry, he is charged with murder.
3
God's Business
2023-02-26
Serving a double-life prison sentence for murder, Murf finds God and is reborn as a Christian — but Murf may not have changed his ways, and this may be another one of his cons.
4
The Truth Bends
2023-03-05
Fresh out of prison, Murf embarks on his new path as a man of God, but as he attempts to convince the public that he is a reformed Christian new facts emerge that challenge Murf’s story of his life.
CREW
R. J. Cutler
Director
Directing
Brian Grazer
Executive Producer
Production
Ron Howard
Executive Producer
Production
R. J. Cutler
Executive Producer
Production
Trevor Smith
Executive Producer
Production
Sara Bernstein
Executive Producer
Production
Elise Pearlstein
Executive Producer
Production
Justin Wilkes
Executive Producer
Production
Dave Porter
Original Music Composer
Sound
R. J. Cutler
Writer
Writing
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