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The Staircase (French: Soupçons, lit. ''Suspicions''; also known as Death on the Staircase) is a 2004 French-produced, English-language documentary television miniseries directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade about the trial of Michael Peterson, convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
With Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Patrick Schwarzenegger. Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.
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- 2022-05-05
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- 65
- The Peterson Family
- The Many Theories
- The HBO Max Series
- Additional Streaming
Michael’s immediate family is quite large – and quite layered – especially considering it’s a blended family made up of kids from previous marriages and the adoption of two daughters. All of them are featured here, as The Staircase“lets you experience what it’s like for a family to be going through something like this and allow a documentary to be ...
When it comes to what actually happened to Kathleen, no one knows for certain, despite the fact that Michael was ultimately found guilty of her murder and later entered an Alford plea, which acknowledges there’s sufficient evidence to convict him but he maintains his innocence, to voluntary manslaughter. In fact, there are several theories about Ka...
While most true-crime series examine (and attempt to solve) the crime at hand, The Staircaseis really an investigation into the genre itself. “Instead of searching for a single truth, this was an opportunity to explore a tragedy from multiple perspectives and offer narratives that each one of these things could have happened and were viable,” Cohn ...
As Campos explained, “We were going off of a lot of different sources.” “The documentary is just one source. It’s kind of where the journey started for us, but wasn't the only thing we’re referring to,” he said, referring to Diane Fanning’s nonfiction novel about the case as well as many articles, original interviews and “all the stuff from the tri...
Apr 27, 2022 · HBO Max’s The Staircase, an astute scripted miniseries from The Devil All the Time filmmaker Antonio Campos that debuts May 5, is similarly wary of easy answers.
- Judy Berman
Jun 7, 2021 · Well, The Staircase HBO Max miniseries, a dramatic retelling of the mysterious 2001 death of an acclaimed American novelist’s wife and the intrigue surrounding the sprawling family will...
- Philip Sledge
Watch The Staircase | Netflix Official Site. Accident or murder? After the mysterious death of his wife, author Michael Peterson watches his life go under the microscope. Watch trailers & learn more.
Exploring the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling N.C. family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson; based on a true story.
