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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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May 4, 2022 · In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, N.C., home. Her husband, Michael, was accused of her murder, and a Netflix documentary followed. Now, a new HBO Max series...
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.
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- Judy Berman
- How Can I Watch The Documentary?
- How Are The Show and Documentary Related?
- What Happened in The Real-Life Case?
- Who Are The Main Characters in HBO Max's The staircase?
- Who Was Elizabeth 'Liz' Ratliff and How Did She Die?
- Big Spoilers: Where Is Michael Peterson Now?
The 2004 documentary, also called The Staircase, is streaming on Netflix. Directed by French documentarian Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, it originally aired as an eight-episode miniseries, but Netflix added two sequels from the director, as well as three additional follow-ups. Some consider it to be one of the best true crime docuseriesout there. The ne...
Interestingly, the shooting of the 2004 Staircase documentary is a part of the narrative in HBO Max's new show, with actor Vincent Vermignon playing documentary director de Lestrade. We see the crew start to film Peterson in episode 2. The HBO Max series isn't based just on material from the documentary. It also draws from books and reports on the ...
On Dec. 9, 2001, emergency workers found 48-year-old business executive Kathleen Peterson dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Durham, North Carolina, home. Her husband, novelist Michael Peterson, told 911 operators Kathleen had accidentally fallen down the stairs. Still, he was charged with murder before the monthwas up. In an autopsy report r...
There are a lot of characters in this new version of The Staircase. If you've been trying to sort out who's who in Michael and Kathleen's big family, you're not alone. Let's start with the kids. Sophie Turner and Odessa Young star as Margaret and Martha Ratliff, Michael Peterson's real-life adopted daughters, who took his side after Kathleen's deat...
At the end of episode 3 of HBO Max's The Staircase, we learn a bit more about Elizabeth "Liz" Ratliff's death. Here's what we know about the real-life events. Elizabeth Ratliff, a family friend of Michael Peterson and his first wife, Patricia, died in 1985, just two years after her husband, George. An autopsy concluded Elizabeth died from a cerebra...
In 2003, a jury found Michael Peterson guilty of murder after a three-month trial, and he received a sentence of life in prison. However, Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson (who oversaw the original trial) granted Peterson a new trial in 2011 after he found blood splatter analyst Duane Deaver misled him and the jury. Peterson was released from pri...
Apr 28, 2022 · The latest is the A-list HBO Max recreation of the Michael Peterson case that French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade documented in his 2004 miniseries “The Staircase.”
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May 4, 2022 · Colin Firth and Toni Collette star in HBO Max's fascinating adaptation of true-crime documentary series 'The Staircase.'
