The Staircase

About The Staircase

An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

HBO Max's The Staircase is a crime series. The series is filed under ambivalent, national news, wife murderer, and murder.

Its one season of 8 episodes aired between May 2022 and June 2022.

Colin Firth leads the cast as Michael Peterson, Toni Collette as Kathleen Peterson, Michael Stuhlbarg as David Rudolf, and Dane DeHaan as Clayton Peterson. It is adapted from real events. Produced by Annapurna Television.

American members can watch it on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and Netflix. Love & Death, Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, and Worst Roommate Ever make useful companions to The Staircase, all filed under true crime. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 302 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.