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The Staircase doesn't hold many surprises for those already intimate with the original documentary, but this dramatization brings a fresh perspective and texture to the mystery -- along with a terrific performance by Colin Firth. Read critic reviews
The Staircase (2022)
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Episodes
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1. 911
Air date: May 5, 2022
In 2001, author and aspiring local politician Michael Peterson is charged with murder after the suspicious death of his wife Kathleen.
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2. Chiroptera
Air date: May 5, 2022
While working on his defense, Michael considers an opportunity to tell his story in a documentary; after learning shocking information about her stepfather, Caitlin wrestles with doubts.
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3. The Great Dissembler
Air date: May 5, 2022
As the DA's office attempts to solidify their case, shocking new details surface about Michael's past that threaten to derail the defense.
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4. Common Sense
Air date: May 12, 2022
After an unexpected homecoming, a critical discovery rocks the Peterson household; Michael's fate hangs in the balance as the trial ends.
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5. The Beating Heart
Air date: May 19, 2022
In the aftermath of the verdict in 2004, Michael and his family struggle with the court's decision; in France, Jean and his producer Denis butt heads over whose side of the story they are telling; Sophie strikes up an unlikely friendship.
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6. Sleep of Reason
Air date: May 26, 2022
In 2006, Sophie pursues a far-fetched new theory about the night of Kathleen's death; in 2017, Michael grapples with compromising his principles in exchange for his freedom.
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7. Seek and Ye Shall
Air date: Jun 2, 2022
After a body with similar injuries to Kathleen's turns up at the county morgue, Sophie continues her quest to uncover what really happened to Kathleen; meanwhile, Martha decides to dig into her fraught past, despite pushback from Margaret.
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8. America's Sweetheart Or: Time Over Time
Air date: Jun 9, 2022
After navigating a possible retrial, a 73-year-old Michael confronts a life-changing decision; meanwhile, Martha and Margaret each share long-buried truths, and Sophie comes to terms with a revelation.
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Critic Reviews for The Staircase: Limited Series
Audience Reviews for The Staircase: Limited Series
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Although most of the actors were great,Toni Colette exceeded that 10 fold.the series was riveting!!!
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This is one of the best series I've seen on Showtime. Very well acted and compelling
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A good show, but it's too bloated and by it's end you really couldn't care less about what happens to it's main players. One highlight is Toni Collette. Outstanding again. Watch the doco instead.
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Great performances by Mme. Binoche and Mr. Firth, interesting twists, but too long
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There are three reasons to rave on this most controversial true crime drama series of 2022, distributed by Warner Bros Discovery for HBO Max, 1) novelist and military veteran Michael Peterson's murder theories of his second wife Kathleen, 2) actor Colin Firth's grunts and frowns in his bisexual character of the family man and local mayor contestant, 3) the whole survival and dysfunctional affairs of Peterson's family after his eight years trial. Whilst it was riveting to watch the three hypothetical, haunting bloody scenes of what could have happened to Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collete's most mentionable role to date) below the staircase, co-director Antonio Campos is inclined to leave the central question inconclusive and far from offering any definitive answers let alone his fictionalised version reason what's right and wrong for audience. Heartthrob Patrick Schwarzenegger surprisingly appeared as Peterson's second son Todd from his first marriage, whom in real life has spilled how bad his father actually treated his birth mother. Returning to small screen role as the native French editor Sophie Brunet who believed Peterson was naive and put up a 13-year relationship with him, silver vixen Juliette Binoche added bonus to the overall sterling cast of Peterson's two sons, step daughter and two adopted daughters. But it was Michael Stuhlbarg's counterpart of 73yo David Rudolf, Peterson's and his family's pre-eminent defense attorney, stood out most as a supporting role despite Rudolf's claim of errors and twist of truths in the series editing concerning abuse of power. Fervidly developed and recreated by Campos for Annapurna Television from his adaption on the same titled French-produced Peabody Award-winning documentary series (Canal+/Netflix 2004) aired nearly twenty years ago not long after the real life event took place, viewers of all ages and stripes should not miss this limited series and be a better judge on the Alford plea-released 80yo man who is still residing in his hometown Durham North Carolina today.
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I still don't know whether he did it or not but it was fascinating to see the lengths to which the government would go to make sure he was behind bars. All the intimate conversations being held behind camera & the whole trial & post trial was great to watch. May have dragged on at the end but I would definitely recommend it.
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Good series...............
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An eight-part who-dunnit in which we never learn who dunnit. Great cast and acting, and a confusing script that jumps all over the place in the time line combine to obscure the fact that this series goes exactly nowhere
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Well made, but done many times before.
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Excruciating. All over the place. The time shifts are dreadful. There is no continuity. The actors are so hard done by. It is impossible to sympathise for any them, least of all the sad- sack, self-important ‘hero', his constantly depressed wife and their brood of self-indulged, f$&cked-up kids. Then there is the film within a film about the French documentary crew. I found it simply inconceivable that the lovely Julie Binoche could fall for this a&$sehole. I saw the original French documentary about this case and it was terrific. This is an utter travesty.
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