The Staircase
Series2004Limited seriesEnded
CrimeDocumentary
Not rated
Where to watch
Details
- Creator
- Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 49m
Community score
7.6203 votes on TMDB
Confidence
Rating weighted by how many people voted
6.9
The story
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.
