The Staircase
Seen it?2004 | 1 seasons | 49 min | Documentary, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and the curious.
- The mood
- Gritty, eye-opening.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 49 minutes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 142K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
- Michael PetersonSelf
- Ron GueretteSelf
- Tom MaherSelf
- David RudolfSelf
- Bill PetersonSelf