The Staircase

Name: The Staircase
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2004-10-07
Rating: 7.575
Cast: Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher, David Rudolf, Bill Peterson

7.6First aired 2004-10-07Last aired 2018-06-08Status: Ended

DocumentaryCrime

Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Networks: SundanceTV, Canal+, Netflix

Overview

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.