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Hit Netflix drama The Beast in Me does wrong by survivors of family violence

In The Beast in Me, Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) is a reclusive writer who gets drawn into the world of her new neighbour, Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), a narcissistic and possibly psychopathic businessman. When Aggie begins digging into the suspicious disappearance of Nile’s first wife, Madison (Leila George), their tentative…

The Conversation

“Egregious fabrications”: Michael Peterson blasts HBO’s The Staircase

Shots fired: Peterson joins a long line of people who are seriously miffed by the production

Evening Standard

What did ‘Staircase’ lawyer David Rudolf think of the HBO Max drama’s final episode?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Antonio Campos developed his idea for making a dramatized version of the Michael Peterson murder case, the man who defended Peterson — Charlotte attorney David Rudolf — says he tried to be as helpful to the process as possible.

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Making the bodies of “The Staircase”

Salon spoke to the creative team about producing a respectful yet realistic portrayal of the story's violence

Salon

Why is the director of ‘The Staircase’ docuseries so upset by HBO Max’s dramatization?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the more than two decades since Michael Peterson’s wife Kathleen was found at the bottom of a staircase in their Durham home, the plot has thickened over and over and over again, so often that the whole story probably should have long ago hardened into a…

Tribune News Service

Is 'The Staircase' a true story? What the HBO show gets right and wrong

Just how true is this true crime drama? We break down what 'The Staircase' on HBO Max gets right and wrong about the real life story.

Inverse

A tale of betrayal

Inspired by the 2004 docuseries of the same name by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, HBO recently released the first episode of The Staircase, a crime drama starring Toni Collette and Colin Firth and created by Antonio Campos. The Staircase is based on real-life events and the infamous murder of Michael Peterson…

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How accurate is HBO’s ‘The Staircase’? Not very, argues Charlotte attorney David Rudolf.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As he prepares to dive into the first episode of HBO Max’s “The Staircase,” David Rudolf takes a deep breath.

Tribune News Service

‘The Staircase’ review: Now streaming on HBO Max, a true-crime highlight of 2022 thanks to Colin Firth, Toni Colette and creator Antonio Campos

The first three installments of HBO Max’s “The Staircase” are now streaming. I’ve seen five of the eight in this limited series, based on the long-form documentary of the same name.

Chicago Tribune

A new, scripted ‘Staircase’ offers an intriguing, meta twist on a true-crime classic

Some history: In 2001, in the city of Durham, N.C., Michael Peterson, a writer and sometime political candidate, either did or did not kill his wife, Kathleen, who either fell down a flight or stairs or was beaten to death at its foot. A French television crew, under the direction…

Los Angeles Times

The Staircase review: Colin Firth drama fails to live up to the iconic documentary

This fictionalised remake, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, of the 2004 true crime mini-series is somehow more concrete than the original but altogether less captivating

The Independent UK

New 'Staircase' series emphasizes the tragedy behind the sensational true crime story

In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, N.C., home. Her husband, Michael, was accused of her murder, and a Netflix documentary followed. Now, a new HBO Max series revisits the case.

WEKU

The Staircase review: Colin Firth drama fails to live up to Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s iconic documentary

This fictionalised remake of the 2004 true crime mini-series, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, is somehow more concrete than the original but altogether less captivating

The Independent UK

The Staircase review: Colin Firth drama fails to live up to Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s iconic documentary

This fictionalised remake of the 2004 true crime mini-series, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, is somehow more concrete than the original but altogether less captivating

The Independent UK

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