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The Staircase

The Staircase

20047.61 Season13 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Written by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Produced by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
NetworksSundanceTVCanal+Netflix

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Michael Peterson

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Ron Guerette

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Tom Maher

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David Rudolf

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Bill Peterson

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Themes & Keywords

true crimefalling down stairswife murdermurder trialmysterious death

About The Staircase

The Staircase is a documentary, crime series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of true crime, falling down stairs, wife murder, murder trial, mysterious death. Created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, it stars Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher. 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.

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