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Based on a true story, The Staircase explores the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni...
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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
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Apr 21, 2022 · There is no truth without lies…#TheStaircase coming 5 May on Sky Atlantic.The Staircase stars Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche...
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- It’S New to Netflix, But It Originally Premiered in 2004.
- Filming Began Shortly After Michael Peterson Was Indicted.
- It Was Originally Supposed to Be A Two-Hour Documentary.
- De Lestrade Has Never Stepped Away from The Story.
- For de Lestrade, It Wasn’T About Proving Peterson’s Guilt Or Innocence.
- But For The Record: de Lestrade Doesn’T Believe That Peterson Is guilty.
- The Case Has Been A Frustrating One For The Director.
- As Bizarre as The “Owl Theory” Seems, Many People Believe in Its plausibility.
- The Documentary’S Editor Began A Relationship with Michael Peterson.
- It's Taught in Law School Classrooms.
If you had a sense of déjà vu while watching The Staircase, it could very well be because you’ve seen it before—at least most of it. A truncated, two-hour version of the miniseries, which is directed by French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, first premiered on Primetime Thursdayin the summer of 2004. The completed docuseries made its television ...
In 2001, de Lestrade directed the Oscar-winning Murder on a Sunday Morning, which highlighted the case of Brenton Butler, a black teenager who was wrongfully convicted of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. De Lestrade was on the lookout for his next project, and he had a very specific idea for his follow-up: another documentary that would dissect the...
Though de Lestrade knew that there was something different about Peterson’s case, even he couldn’t imagine the number of turns it would take over the next 15-plus years. It didn’t take long for the director to realize that his original plan to make a two-hour documentary on the case would barely even scratch the surface. “When we started shooting i...
Though de Lestrade has worked on a handful of other projects since The Staircase’s original release, he has never stopped working on the project since he first began filming in 2002. When asked by Metro what it felt like to “return” to the project, the director was quick to make it clear that, “I never quit The Staircase. I have been obsessed by th...
In April 2018, Netflix’s three new episodes of The Staircase premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Following the screening, de Lestrade held a Q&A in which he explained that determining Peterson’s innocence—or guilt—was never part of his grand plan for the film. “The purpose has never been to look for the truth,” he said. “Or to look for what hap...
Though de Lestrade wasn’t looking to uncover the truth about Peterson's guilt or innocence, he did form an opinion: He does not believe that Michael Peterson killed his wife. “We weren’t there that night so we can’t pretend we know what happened,” de Lestrade toldthe Tribeca Film Festival audience. “We may have an opinion or a feeling, but to me, t...
Writing for The Daily Beast, de Lestrade admittedthat the long road—and contradictory evidence—that has been presented throughout Peterson's seemingly endless legal battles has been difficult to reconcile at times:
The Staircaseputs forth a number of possible theories about what could have caused Kathleen Peterson’s death, the most bizarre one being that she was attacked by an owl. More specifically: that an owl got tangled in her hair and, in an attempt to extricate itself, ending up causing her death. It may sound strange, but the autopsy report did note th...
Though the documentary is full shocking moments and revelations, one of the most surprising events happened off-screen: During the course of production, The Staircase editor Sophie Brunet and Michael Peterson fell in love. “This is one of the incredible things that happened during those 15 years,” de Lestrade told L’Express. “Life is really full of...
Thomas B. Metzloff, a law professor at Duke University who was one of Michael and Kathleen’s neighbors at the time of her death, told The News & Observer that The Staircaseis required viewing for his students—though he disagrees with the documentary’s suggestion that Peterson did not get a fair trial. “I don't think the average person who followed ...
The series stars Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, a writer convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette), who was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home. The series premiered on HBO Max on May 5, 2022.
Jun 11, 2018 · The 2004 documentary series 'The Staircase' is streaming on Netflix with three new episodes rounding out the true crime thriller. Here's what to know
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Jun 9, 2022 · The case of Michael Peterson is back on TV, with Colin Firth and Toni Collette starring in the limited series The Staircase. The 2001 death of Peterson’s wife Kathleen caused headlines and a documentary, also called The Staircase, but now the story has been given a narrative retelling.
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