The Staircase
2004•TV-MA•1 Seasons•13 Episodes•7.6•Ended
DocumentaryCrime
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
Creator
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Network
SundanceTV, Canal+, Netflix
Origin
FR
Cast
Michael Peterson
Self
Ron Guerette
Self
Tom Maher
Self
David Rudolf
Self
Bill Peterson
Self
Episodes
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