section_path: In popular media
section_name: In popular media
paragraph_text: In popular media
  
  On October 1, 2022, Lifetime released a TV movie called The Gabby Petito Story as part of its Ripped from the Headlines series. Directed by Thora Birch, the film stars Skyler Samuels as Petito, Evan Hall as Laundrie, and Birch as Petito's mother.
  
  A Netflix docuseries about the case, American Murder: Gabby Petito was released on February 17, 2025.
  
  On October 1, 2022, Lifetime released a TV movie called The Gabby Petito Story as part of its Ripped from the Headlines series. Directed by Thora Birch, the film stars Skyler Samuels as Petito, Evan Hall as Laundrie, and Birch as Petito's mother.
  
  A Netflix docuseries about the case, American Murder: Gabby Petito was released on February 17, 2025.