The Staircase
TV Show • 2005 • Crime
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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 staircase" is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
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Allegedly, yes. The entire show revolves around the question of whether Michael Peterson murdered his wife. Assuming he is innocent, no domestic violence is depicted.
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The possibility that a woman fell down a staircase to her death is explored.
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The series revolves around the death of a mother of a family of 7. Her body, autopsy photos, and the scene is shown extensively. The deaths of two adopted daughters’ biological parents are also mentioned.
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An extramarital affair becomes a main talking point in Episode 2.
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Actual evidence photos are shown extensively, and they are extremely graphic. Even people who have no problem with blood/gore in works of fiction are likely to find them disturbing.
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