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The Staircase (2004)
Season 1
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The high-profile murder trial of American novelist Michael Peterson following the death of his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
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Cast of Season 1
Michael Peterson
Self
Ron Guerette
Self
Tom Maher
Self
David Rudolf
Self
Bill Peterson
Self
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
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The Staircase (2004) • Season 1 Ratings & Reviews
WORLD
Laura Finch
Most of us would like to think that, if we were in Michael Peterson's position, certain processes would be in place.
ArtsATL
Steve Murray
By the end of its examination of the ways a trial can be skewed by investigators and faux "expert" witnesses, you will never want to break the law and face a so-called jury of your peers.
The Atlantic
Sophie Gilbert
It's illuminating how flawed and nave the concept of blind justice is.
IndieWire
Steve Greene
If The Staircase is a puzzle, it's one that still works no matter how you decide to arrange the pieces.
Common Sense Media
Marty Brown
Groundbreaking true crime documentary is still compelling.
The New Republic
Rachel Syme
The Staircase is less like other true crime documentaries and more like the Richard Linklater film Boyhood, although much sadder and involving real people.
Paste Magazine
Amy Glynn
I strongly considered sticking a fork in my eye at least eight times while the footage rolled... and rolled, and rolled, and rolled.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Jen Chaney
The Staircase is like a true-crime version of the Up series, albeit on a much more modest scale. It is compelling, but like many entries in this genre, not exactly an objective work of journalism.
The Daily Dot
Audra Schroeder
There's a lot of waiting around, a lot of eavesdropping on the minutiae and small-talk of the legal system. But that offers its own insights.
Vogue
Bridget Read
The Staircase leaves you with an understanding not of how righteous justice is, but how evasive for so many, and how the best investigative work is thorough and slow-like the documentary itself.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
This three-tiered telling of "The Staircase" -- which builds, step by methodical step, on what transpired before -- is an extremely shrewd demonstration of getting maximum bang for its bucks.
Decider
Kayla Cobb
Every episode is more in-depth than the last, making this series and its two sequels one of the most thorough true crime projects ever created.
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
Should the outcome go one way or the other at any point in the game, one wouldn't necessarily be surprised. Engrossed, yes. And hungry for more.
New York Times
Maureen Ryan
With the right approach, a complicated whodunit can supply truths about the best and worst of the human condition, even when the "truth" of the case is destined to remain beyond our grasp.
Showbiz Junkies
Rebecca Murray
It's a fascinating series that well deserves to be held up as the gold standard among true crime documentary series.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
It's a must-watch for anyone interested in true crime shows as it's not only a fascinating case on its own but really the template for so much that's on television and streaming services today.
The Daily Beast
Nick Schager
Far more than just a riveting mystery about whether Michael Peterson is a killer, this expanded version of The Staircase is a warts-and-all portrait of the frustrating intricacies of the American judicial system.
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