Documentary
Crime
The Staircase
1S | 13E
10/07/2004
7.5
S1E1
1. Crime or Accident?
7.3
10/7/2004
S1E2
2. Secrets and Lies
6.5
10/7/2004
S1E3
3. A Striking Coincidence
7.1
10/14/2004
S1E4
4. A Prosecution Trickery
7.3
10/14/2004
S1E5
5. A Weak Case
7.3
10/21/2004
S1E6
6. The Prosecution's Revenge
7.3
10/21/2004
S1E7
7. The Blow Poke Returns
7.7
10/28/2004
S1E8
8. The Verdict
8.7
10/28/2004
S1E9
9. Reopening the Case
7.7
1/30/2013
S1E10
10. The Last Chance
7.5
1/30/2013
S1E11
11. Looking for Closure
7.6
6/8/2018
S1E12
12. Between Anger and Despair
7.6
6/8/2018
S1E13
13. Flawed Justice
8.1
6/8/2018
Overview
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 series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
