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May 5, 2022 · Colin Firth and Toni Collette lead the cast of HBO Max and Sky/NOW's The Staircase, which adapts the Netflix documentary into a thrilling eight-part drama.
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.
The Staircase (TV Series 2004–2018) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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- Michael Peterson (played by Colin Firth) Michael Peterson, now 78, is a war novelist and former newspaper columnist. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Durham in 1999, his campaign felled by false claims of injuries sustained in combat during the Vietnam War, per WRAL, which he later admitted to the Durham News & Observer.
- David Rudolf (played by Michael Stuhlbarg) “The Staircase” follows the efforts of Michael’s defense team, headed by attorney David Rudolf. Rudolf remained Michael’s lawyer for 15 years.
- Freda Black (Parker Posey) Freda Black was the assistant district attorney and prosecutor in the Peterson case. Black died in 2018. After many mockumentaries, including “Best in Show” and “Waiting for Guffman,” Posey is in a show based on a real documentary.
- Caitlin Atwater (played by Olivia DeJonge) Caitlin Atwater is Kathleen’s daughter from her first marriage to Fred Atwater. When her mother died, Caitlin was a freshman at Cornell University, per WRAL.
The Staircase - Full Cast & Crew. Michael Peterson finds his life under the microscope after being accused of killing his wife.
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The Staircase: With Michael Peterson, David Rudolf, Ron Guerette, Martha Ratliff. The high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
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Jun 11, 2018 · N etflix‘s newest docuseries, The Staircase, dives into the twisty case of Michael Peterson, a novelist who was convicted in 2003 of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, after she was found...
