TV SERIES · 2022

The Staircase

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller65 min per episode

After Kathleen Peterson is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her North Carolina home, her husband Michael insists it was a fall. Police and prosecutors see something else, and the death turns into a murder case that pulls apart every corner of the family’s life. As the investigation digs through the couple’s marriage, finances, and past, Michael Peterson, played by Colin Firth, faces a courtroom fight that hinges on clashing theories of what happened that night. The series follows the case from the house to the trial, where each new claim and piece of evidence deepens the uncertainty around Kathleen’s death.