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The real story behind The Staircase and popular Netflix documentary

HBO's new Sky Atlantic drama has reignited interest in the Mr and Mrs Peterson murder case.

Manchester Evening News

The Staircase review – Colin Firth and Toni Collette scale the heights in riveting true-crime tale

The notorious documentary series about the death of an author’s wife gets a star-packed fictionalisation that is practically fizzing with tension

The Guardian - UK

‘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.

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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

Is The Staircase a true story and what is terrifying new thriller about?

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains information about happenings beyond the first episode of The Staircase and the real-life events it is based on

Daily Mirror

The Staircase full cast, release date and plot as Sky Atlantic murder drama premieres

The eight-part series follows the trial of Michael Peterson who was convicted of murdering his wife

Manchester Evening News

Where The Staircase's Michael Peterson is now - prison release and divided family

Michael Peterson, who is played by Colin Firth in new Sky Atlantic drama The Staircase, pleaded guilty to killing wife Kathleen by involuntary manslaughter as part of an 'Alford plea' but denies attacking her

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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

TV tonight: Colin Firth and Toni Collette lead true-crime drama The Staircase

Can this dramatisation of the events covered in the hit Netflix documentary add anything new? Plus: one of TV’s most conceptually perfect shows. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The Staircase: What's the true story behind Sky Atlantic's new drama?

Colin Firth and Toni Collette lead the new drama which follows-up a Netflix documentary on the true crime story

Wales Online

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’: Colin Firth breaks bad as a real-life liar, cheater and possibly killer

In this well-written HBO Max series, the good-guy actor expertly plays a duplicitous man whose discovery of his wife’s body casts suspicion on him and divides his family.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lionel Richie credits an inexplicable 'gift' for his music success

He’s one of the most famous singer-songwriters in America. But Lionel Richie says he can’t read music. The author of such hits as "Easy,” “Endless Love,” “Sail On,” and “Three Times a Lady,” can’t explain how he does it though he landed No. 1 hits on the charts for nine…

Tribune News Service

The Staircase: Lawyers in murder case argue 'aggressive owl' killed wife, not husband

Kathleen Peterson was a businesswoman and philanthropist who lived with her writer husband Michael in Durham, North Carolina, and died in mysterious circumstances in 2001. Her death is being charted on Sky Atlantic

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The Staircase: Lawyers say it was an aggressive owl and not husband that murdered woman

The Staircase killing of Kathleen Peterson has been described as the the most captivating real life true crime story you've never heard of. Her next door neighbour was convinced an owl attacked her

The Independent UK

'The Staircase' supplements case we all know and judge

A new series on HBO Max depicts the true crime case of the 2001 murder of Kathleen Peterson, a North Carolina woman found dead at the bottom of her staircase

Evening Standard

The Staircase review: This dramatisation of the famous true crime series is unnecessary but gripping

This show ultimately adds nothing new to the story of Michael and Kathleen Peterson, but you still can’t look away

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

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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 New Daily

The many faces of Toni Collette: Mystery thriller Pieces Of Her amid three new blockbusters

Pieces of Her is Australian actress Toni Collette's latest offering, as well as The Staircase and her role in the Oscar-nominated Nightmare Alley.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s the tip of the iceberg’: shining a light on the horror of wrongful convictions

In his book American Injustice, criminal defence lawyer David Rudolf looks at abuses of power and corruption that have put innocent people behind bars

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