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The Staircase - Season 1 [Sub: Eng]
After the end of the case in 2003, It was opened again in 2017 for new trial for the American novelist Michael Peterson, who was convicted of murdering his wife although he reported that she had died by falling down stairs.
23 October 1959, Macon, Georgia, USA
June 15, 2018
It is a tragedy of epic proportions, sprawled out over 15 years. Days turn into weeks, weeks into months, months into years. The case drags on. Yet Kathleen Peterson remains dead, reduced to a series of graphic images, to pieces of bloody evidence.
July 02, 2018
It makes for very powerful TV.
June 15, 2018
Unmissable stuff.
July 06, 2018
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.
June 08, 2018
It's tricky to write about this series without giving spoilers and, by dint of it being a trial drama, it's much more satisfying...
June 26, 2018
It's illuminating how flawed and naïve the concept of blind justice is.
June 25, 2018
This rotating cast of vampires and misfits not only makes for a thrillingly sloppy and mad case, it creates extraordinary telly, all whittled down from 16 years of footage.
June 18, 2018
If The Staircase is a puzzle, it's one that still works no matter how you decide to arrange the pieces.
June 05, 2018
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.
July 05, 2018
The sheer amount of archival footage in this show is absolutely nuts.

