In these times of Extreme Peak TV, true crime is the streaming gift that keeps on giving.
Whether it is the saga of convicted tech-fraudster Elizabeth Holmes ("The Dropout," on Hulu); the tabloid tale of convicted New York City larcenist Anna Sorokin (Netflix's "Inventing Anna"); or the creepy exploits of the now-disgraced psychiatrist Dr. Isaac Herschkopf ("The Shrink Next Door" on Apple TV+), our queues are filled with ripped-from-the-headlines dramatic series that began as books, podcasts and/or documentaries based on true-crime stories.
Now, HBO Max has given us "The Staircase," a juicy true-crime dramatic miniseries based on the true-crime documentary series of the same name. That nesting-doll formula might be getting a bit stale, but with an Emmy-worthy Colin Firth leading a deep-dish cast, "The Staircase" is gripping TV at its white-knuckle finest.
