The Staircase | Official Teaser | HBO Max

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Based on a true story, The Staircase explores the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette).

The eight-episode Max Original limited series, created by Antonio Campos, debuts Thursday, May 5 on HBO Max.

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[robertsbox_xo]

juliette binoche is playing the editor so i'm assuming their relationship will be shown

[hardtrash]

Omg Michael stuhlbarg as the lawyer?!!! The casting on this seems to be fantastic. Wonder how they’ll be portraying the kids’ true feelings on the crime since it seemed like they were always ultra pro the dad until recently in one of the son’s case anyways..

[ripqueequeg]

This is a case where what happened (NO NOT THE OWL) is fairly straightforward, but everything before and after is just WILD

[little_giant]

After "Pieces of Crap Her", I don't trust Toni Collette's decision making skills.

[ahkna]

I've only read one of her books and thought it was absolute garbage so I have no problem believing that

[doriiansz]

The cast is stacked and I like Campos as a director, but I just don't have it in me for this kind of true crime dramatizations these days. Same goes for all these white women scammers tv shows.

[pciam]

Same. True crime documentaries intrigue me for a couple of reasons: 1) the forensics & how they're used to solve crimes and 2) the psychology behind what causes people to do what society deems irredeemable. And there is a way to convey this without being exploitative. The original Staircase documentary was made before the rise of true crime being what it is today in pop culture.

But lately -- most of the documentaries, shows, etc., feel more sensationalized and exploitative by nature, and they're beginning to feel eerily formulaic. I remember how much I used to enjoy watching Dateline, 20/20, etc., week over week but now I am just not that interested anymore.