Series · Crime, Documentary
The Staircase (2004)
★ 7.6 · 213 votes1 season · 13 episodesCrime, Documentary2004
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.
- Creator
- Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
- Writers
- Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
- Network
- SundanceTV, Canal+
- Country
- France
- Language
- English
- First aired
- October 7, 2004
- Status
- Ended
- Original title
- Soupçons
Cast
- Michael PetersonSelf
- Ron GueretteSelf
- Tom MaherSelf
- David RudolfSelf
- Bill PetersonSelf
Episodes
0/10 watched- Episode 1: About Kathleen49 min
- Episode 2: Defense Strategy Meeting49 min
- Episode 3: Interview with Caitlan49 min
- Episode 4: Interview with Kathleen's Close friends49 min
- Episode 5: Michael Peterson Post Verdict Interview49 min
- Episode 6: Quotes from Margaret and Martha49 min
- Episode 7: Testing 911 Call Focus Group49 min
- Episode 8: Step by Step : The Making of49 min
- Episode 9: The Computer Virus49 min
- Episode 10: Filmmaker Insights49 min
