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The Staircase

  1. dramatization drama
    Michael Peterson Feels “Pimped Out” by The StaircaseHe has “no sympathy” for documentarian Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, “any more than I would for a hooker who contracted an STD after peddling her ass.”
    By Zoe Guy
  2. fact or fiction?
    The Staircase Uncovers New Questions Within Tired True-Crime TheoriesA regularly updated look at how the HBO Max miniseries uses the freedom of fiction to explore the mysteries surrounding Kathleen Peterson’s death.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  3. the fault in our stairs
    HBO Max’s The Staircase Let the Original Creators DownFilmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade said he felt “betrayed” by the adaptation of his docuseries.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. tv review
    The Staircase Defies ExpectationsA seminal true-crime story takes on new dimension in a scripted series that proves there’s still more to say about Michael and Kathleen Peterson.
    By Jen Chaney
  5. trailer mix
    The Staircase Trailer: American Colin Firth Isn’t Real and He Can’t Hurt YouWill the true crimes ever cease?
    By Rebecca Alter
  6. true crime
    Sophie Turner Takes The Staircase to Join Toni Collette and Parker PoseyBased on the titular docuseries about the murder trial of Michael Peterson, played by Colin Firth.
    By Halle Kiefer
  7. true crime
    Colin Firth to Push Down HBO Max’s The Staircase AdaptationThe famous whodunit.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  8. true crime
    Harrison Ford to Star in The Staircase TV Series…or IS he?
    By Bethy Squires
  9. the true crime wave
    How the TV Landscape Teed Us Up Perfectly for True CrimeTrue-crime shows may be so popular because other types of “golden age” TV prepared us for how to watch them.
    By Jen Chaney
  10. The Real Killer in The Staircase Might Be … an Owl?A complete guide to the “owl theory” that Netflix’s true-crime documentary left out.
    By Josh Modell
  11. The Staircase Director on the Peterson Case and the Owl Theory“I am not saying that I think Michael Peterson is innocent. But his guilt was not proven to me.”
    By Josh Modell
  12. tv review
    A Compelling Staircase Comes to Netflix, But Doesn’t Bring ClosureThe true-crime series landmark is fascinating, even as it raises questions that it never answers.
    By Jen Chaney
  13. trailer mix
    The Staircase Trailer: Netflix Has Your New Summer True-Crime ObsessionThe case of Michael Peterson returns.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. true crime
    The Staircase Is a Compelling Companion Piece to Making a MurdererThe two series are both remarkably similar and different.
    By Whet Moser
  15. true crime
    SundanceTV Wants Its Own Making a Murderer Let’s go back to the archives!
    By E. Alex Jung