The Staircase (American miniseries)

The Staircase
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Genre
Created byAntonio Campos
Based onThe Staircase
by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Written by
  • Antonio Campos
  • Maggie Cohn
  • Emily Kaczmarek
  • Craig Shilowich
Directed by
Starring
ComposerDanny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans
Country of originUnited States
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Emily Kaczmarek
  • Craig Shilowich
  • Randall Poster
  • Christina M. Fitzgerald
  • Marsha L. Swinton
Cinematography
  • Lyle Vincent
  • Michael Svitak
Editors
  • Sofia Subercaseaux
  • Shelby Siegel
  • Eric Spang
  • Christopher Rand
Running time59–73 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO Max
ReleaseMay 5 (2022-05-05) –
June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)
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The Staircase is an American biographical crime drama television miniseries created by Antonio Campos, based on the 2004 true crime docuseries of the same name created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. The series stars Colin Firth as Michael Peterson, a writer convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette), who was found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home. The series premiered on HBO Max on May 5, 2022.[1]

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