The Staircase

The Staircase (2004)


  • Genre: Documentary, Crime
  • Creator: Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
  • First Air Date: 2004-10-07
  • Last Air Date: 2018-06-08
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 13
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 49 min.
  • Production Company: Maha Productions
  • Production Country: France
  • Network: SundanceTV, Canal+, Netflix
  • Director:
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Summary

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.

  • Keywords: true crime, falling down stairs, wife murder, murder trial, mysterious death
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    The Staircase Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date:
    10 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2004-10-07
    13 Episodes

    The Staircase Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 191165 min
    Season 1Episode 2Chiroptera66 min
    Season 1Episode 3The Great Dissembler63 min
    Season 1Episode 4Common Sense68 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Beating Heart62 min
    Season 1Episode 6Red in Tooth and Claw60 min
    Season 1Episode 7Seek and Ye Shall63 min
    Season 1Episode 8America's Sweetheart or: Time Over Time73 min
    • Michael Peterson

      as Self
    • Ron Guerette

      as Self
    • Tom Maher

      as Self
    • David Rudolf

      as Self
    • Bill Peterson

      as Self
    Writing Jean-Xavier de Lestrade Writer
    Directing Jean-Xavier de Lestrade Director
    Production Jean-Xavier de Lestrade Producer

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