The Staircase (2022) - The A.V. Club

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Cast

Colin Firth (Michael Peterson)Toni Collette (Kathleen)Michael Stuhlbarg (David Rudolf)Patrick Schwarzenegger (Todd Peterson)Sophie Turner (Margaret Ratliff)Odessa Young (Martha Ratliff)Dane DeHaan (Clayton Peterson)Tim Guinee (Bill Peterson)Vincent Vermignon (Jean-Xavier)Juliette Binoche (Sophie Broussard)Olivia DeJonge (Caitlin Atwater)Rosemarie DeWitt (Candace Zamperini)Parker Posey (Freda Black)Maria Dizzia (Lori Campbell)Justice Leak (Tom Maher)Robert Crayton (Ron Guerette)Cory Scott Allen (Art Holland)Hannah Pniewski (Becky)

Creators

Antonio Campos, Aisha Bhoori, Maggie Cohn, Craig Shilowich, Sebastián Silva, Emily Kaczmarek

Synopsis

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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The 16-year saga of The Staircase comes to an appropriately haunting end

When The Staircase first debuted on French TV in 2005, it was barely recognizable as a true-crime documentary. At…

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PublishedJune 7, 2018

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