The Latest Breaking News from Michael Peterson

The first three installments of HBO Max’s “The Staircase” are now streaming. I’ve seen five of the eight in this limited series, based on the long-form documentary of the same name.

Some history: In 2001, in the city of Durham, N.C., Michael Peterson, a writer and sometime political candidate, either did or did not kill his wife, Kathleen, who either fell down a flight or stairs or was beaten to death at its foot. A French television crew, under the direction…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains information about happenings beyond the first episode of The Staircase and the real-life events it is based on

The eight-part series follows the trial of Michael Peterson who was convicted of murdering his wife

Michael Peterson, who is played by Colin Firth in new Sky Atlantic drama The Staircase, pleaded guilty to killing wife Kathleen by involuntary manslaughter as part of an 'Alford plea' but denies attacking her

This fictionalised remake, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, of the 2004 true crime mini-series is somehow more concrete than the original but altogether less captivating

Can this dramatisation of the events covered in the hit Netflix documentary add anything new? Plus: one of TV’s most conceptually perfect shows. Here’s what to watch this evening

Colin Firth and Toni Collette lead the new drama which follows-up a Netflix documentary on the true crime story

In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, N.C., home. Her husband, Michael, was accused of her murder, and a Netflix documentary followed. Now, a new HBO Max series revisits the case.

In this well-written HBO Max series, the good-guy actor expertly plays a duplicitous man whose discovery of his wife’s body casts suspicion on him and divides his family.

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