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The Staircase (2004) is streaming on Netflix.
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The Staircase
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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.
Michael Peterson must defend his innocence against a mountain of circumstantial evidence and a suspicious community. This intimate courtroom perspective strips away the media frenzy to focus on the messy, confusing reality of a sudden death.
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Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
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Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher, David Rudolf, Bill Peterson
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The Staircase
1 Season • 13 Episodes
You can stream The Staircase (2004) on Netflix with a subscription.
Director
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Cast
Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher, David Rudolf, Bill Peterson
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