The Staircase (HBO Max)

[Marty McFourth]

Release Date: May 5, 2022​

Based on a true story, The Staircase explores the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette).​

 

[Deezy]

Toni Collette seems to like being a murdered wife.

 

[Rosie]

We actually watched a good chunk of the ACTUAL documentary related to Evidence last semester. Just we asked about the admission of evidence, the use of expert witness testimony, and etc. Like this is clearly a more dramatic telling of it but I am intrigued and would see it if I had HBO Max.

 

[Marty McFourth]

We actually watched a good chunk of the ACTUAL documentary related to Evidence last semester. Just we asked about the admission of evidence, the use of expert witness testimony, and etc. Like this is clearly a more dramatic telling of it but I am intrigued and would see it if I had HBO Max.

I believe that I watched the series on Netflix under the same name, which was pretty good. I like that Toni Collette is in this. She's amazing. Colin Firth can be really good too.

 

[Marty McFourth]

 

[Rosie]

Fun fact: The Lawyer who represented Michael Peterson I believe now works in Canada advocating for the wrongfully incarcerated.