The Staircase

TV Mini Series
2022
18
1h 5m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

37K

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Conspiracy Thriller Docudrama Legal Drama Suspense Mystery True Crime Biography Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle... Read allTells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

37K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

987

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 40 nominations total

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Trivia
Harrison Ford was originally attached to star as Michael Peterson but dropped out and was replaced by Colin Firth.

Goofs
In what is supposed to be the Durham County Courthouse, a map of Raleigh appears on the wall. Raleigh is in neighboring Wake County.

Connections
Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #5.105 (2022)

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6/10

Good show, good acting but hard to follow

We enjoyed the mini-series, however it could be hard to follow in places. Why? We've noticed a trend in productions, they just can't be linear, they just have to jump back and forth in time. A little is okay and sometimes you need to do that to flush out the details of the movie, but most movies have so much of it, it feels like the show is just jumping around constantly. And this was no exception. Before her death, just before her death, after her death, the original trial, the 2017 statement, back to the 2011 retrial, then 2017, then just before her death. We were getting sea-sick. I just wish they wouldn't do this in movies all the time, it is so hard on the viewer.