Is The Staircase easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 88% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Staircase sad?

Yes. More sad than 79% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Does The Staircase leave you hopeful?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Staircase violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

The Staircase

Name: The Staircase
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2004
Rating: 7.598
Cast: Michael Peterson, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher, David Rudolf, Bill Peterson

Created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

On SundanceTV, Canal+

2004–20181 season13 episodes49 min7.6 / 10

A meticulous, high-tension documentary that uses intimate access to a murder trial to explore the ambiguity of guilt and the machinery of American justice.

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.

Clusters

Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Paranoia Without Comfort Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation Betrayal, Paranoia, and the Cost of Loyalty

Genres

Documentary Crime

Keywords

True Crime Falling Down Stairs Wife Murder Murder Trial Mysterious Death

Where to watch

StreamNetflix

Questions people ask

Is The Staircase easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Is The Staircase scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is The Staircase sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Does The Staircase leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is The Staircase violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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