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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.

The Staircase is a 2004 documentary and crime TV series created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade starring Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette and Tom Maher. The series has 1 season and 13 episodes. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 on TMDB based on 213 votes.

  • First aired: 2004-10-07
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 13
  • Status: Ended
  • Genres: Documentary, Crime
  • TMDB rating: 7.6/10

The Staircase cast

Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher, David Rudolf, Bill Peterson

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