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The Staircase

Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.

Director

N/A

Year

Genre

biography, crime, drama

Production

Annapurna Television,Maha Productions

Awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 1 win & 40 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.hbomax.com/series/the-staircase

Michael Peterson

Kathleen

David Rudolf

Michael Stuhlbarg

Todd Peterson

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Margaret Ratliff

Martha Ratliff

Clayton Peterson

Bill Peterson

Jean-Xavier

Vincent Vermignon

Sophie Broussard

Juliette Binoche

Caitlin Atwater

Candace Zamperini

Rosemarie DeWitt

Freda Black

Lori Campbell

Tom Maher

Ron Guerette

Art Holland

Cory Scott Allen

Becky

Hannah Pniewski

Duane Deaver

Mark Zamperini

Bruce Campbell

Patty Peterson

Dr. Deborah Radisch

Jim Hardin

Denis Poncet

Yves

Devon

Larry Pollard

Joel McKinnon Miller

Sonya Pfeiffer

Fred Atwater

J-Smoke

Margaret Blair

Dennis Rowe

Judge Orlando Hudson

POD C.O. #1

Paul Vincent Freeman

Veronica Hunt

Brad Wolgamott

Big Ray

Samuel Ray Gates

Tyrone Lacour

Diane

Michelle Rivera

Carl

David Silverman

Jacques

Steven Blair

James Healy Jr.

Marylou Pollard

Jean V. Alexander

Carol

Cynthia Barrett

Yasmine

Evelyn Ivins

Nate

Medical Assistant

Assistant Editor #1

Agnes Schafer

Monika Gossmann

Gaultier

Jean-Luc McMurtry

George

Henry Lee

Clayton's Daughter #1

Remy

Clayton's Daughter #2

Charlene

A.K. Benninghofen

Lucas

Jay Trehy

Scott Daniel Johnson

Assistant District Attorney

Bailiff

Court Clerk

BK

Suit #1

William Gregory Lee

Francis Borden

Werner Spitz

Corey

Older Lawyer

Loop

Martin Bats Bradford

Christina Tomasetti

Katelyn Farrugia

Make-Up Artist

Inmate #2

Miguel A. Gaetan

Sneaky Inmate

Mess Hall C.O. #4

William Thompson

Bloomingdale's Rep

Melody

Victoria Nicole Dresden

Chief M.E. John Butts

Jeff Benninghofen

Inmate #1

Shawn

Kenneth Snell

Father

Bastian Günther

Yard C.O. #2

Adam James King

Josh

SBI Tech #1

Tim Palmbach

Visiting Area C.O. #3

Donna Duplantier

DA Tracey Cline

James Gregory

Greg Taylor

Daniel P. Wilson

ADA Jim Dornfried

Benjamin Franczuszki

Tipsy Woman

Faris Bandak

Matthew Jayson Cwern

Commissary Worker

Therapist

Zele Avradopoulos

Local News Anchor

News Reporter

James the Masseur

Durham Officer Kern

Payton

Sailor Larocque

Officer Hayworth

Editor

Christopher Speed

State Police #1

Officer

Maurice P. Kerry

Weight Lifter

Francois

State Police #2

Aqeel Ash-Shakoor

Shorty the Janitor

Officer

Nervous Woman

Officer

Texas Newswoman

2011 Court Clerk

Banker at Gym

Rosalie

Claire

Joseph

Suit #2

David Christian Welborn

Bar Patron

Officer

2011 Bailiff

German Reporter

Nortel Party Bartender

Paramedic

Exterminator

Conductor

Abigail Susan Williams

Police Officer

Joel Ray Ishman

Amalfi Hostess

Ashley Zamperini

Bailey Marie Griggs

Paramedic

Timmy Campbell

Amalfi Waiter

Baja Palace Waitress

Katherine Morón

Expat #1

Waiter

Micah Shane Ballinger

Howard Clement

Stephen Starkweather

Expat #2

Lindsay Rootare

Debate Monitor

Recital Dancer

Alexandra Jinglov

WW2 Vet

Recital Dancer

Auzanae Caldwell

Court TV Reporter

Recital Dancer

Recital Dancer

Recital Dancer

Recital Dancer

Hannah Morrison

Recital Dancer

Recital Dancer

Recital Dancer

Recital Dancer

Vocalist

Brenda Nicole Moorer

Vocalist

Family friend

Andzelika Bobrova

BK Crew Member

Charlie Jones III

Waitress

New York Times Reporter

Phoenix Jd Gabe

Mess Hall C.O. #3

Christopher Browhow

Bartender

BBC Reporter

Waiter

Alex D. Jennings

Theater patron

Yard Inmate

Crime Scene Technician (Stills)

BK's Crew

Christmas Elf

Cora Maple Lindell

Gym Member

Babatunde Oyewo

French Executive Canal+

Kimi Price Queguiner

SBI Lab Technician

Inmate

Student Dancer

Sara Dudley Thompson

Dancer

Juror

Upper Management

Dancer

Michael Peterson's Mom

2011 Stenographer

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Well, he has always been
the shyer brother. - The Staircase

Well, he has always been the shyer brother.

As I mentioned, I have something - The Staircase

As I mentioned, I have something

The impact spatter - The Staircase

The impact spatter

Who the fuck gives fireplace tools - The Staircase

Who the fuck gives fireplace tools

And that's consistent with crime scenes - The Staircase

And that's consistent with crime scenes

Well, it's like a little
over 100 every post. - The Staircase

Well, it's like a little over 100 every post.

I swear to God, that stupid thing - The Staircase

I swear to God, that stupid thing

Well, sir, I've written
over 200 bloodstain reports - The Staircase

Well, sir, I've written over 200 bloodstain reports

There's people that
are fans of the doc, - The Staircase

There's people that are fans of the doc,

Well, first of all,
you can't just get rid of 'em. - The Staircase

Well, first of all, you can't just get rid of 'em...

Let me go over a couple
of things with my husband - The Staircase

Let me go over a couple of things with my husband

My therapist recommended
reading it years ago, - The Staircase

My therapist recommended reading it years ago,

Margie, I've been thinking
about Thanksgiving, - The Staircase

Margie, I've been thinking about Thanksgiving,

Copy, I'm with the husband and stepson - The Staircase

Copy, I'm with the husband and stepson

We're hoping to finish the film soon, - The Staircase

We're hoping to finish the film soon,

But I've been thinking about you girls, - The Staircase

But I've been thinking about you girls,

So, tomorrow is huge. - The Staircase

So, tomorrow is huge.

They're going big,
showing these autopsy photos. - The Staircase

They're going big, showing these autopsy photos.

No, they weren't arguing,
they were, they were drinking, - The Staircase

No, they weren't arguing, they were, they were drinkin...

Well, I'll go back to Paris, - The Staircase

Well, I'll go back to Paris,

If you don't think he can control himself, - The Staircase

If you don't think he can control himself,

Another universe operating within our own
with its own set of rules. - The Staircase

Another universe operating within our own with its own set ...

The longer I'm in here, - The Staircase

The longer I'm in here,

And sometimes, these universes
overlap in ways that feel wrong. - The Staircase

And sometimes, these universes overlap in ways that feel wr...

I cover your ass for 25 years, - The Staircase

I cover your ass for 25 years,

So whatever we do to Mike, - The Staircase

So whatever we do to Mike,

What happened, Dad? - The Staircase

What happened, Dad?

But disorder, entropy, - The Staircase

But disorder, entropy,

I mean, maybe 10, 15 years ago, no. - The Staircase

I mean, maybe 10, 15 years ago, no.

Please stop worrying - The Staircase

Please stop worrying

"Through her hand.
I feel the pulse of life, - The Staircase

"Through her hand. I feel the pulse of life,

But, you know, now there's - The Staircase

But, you know, now there's

I don't know, you just, - The Staircase

I don't know, you just,

Mr. Pollard, I mean, Larry, - The Staircase

Mr. Pollard, I mean, Larry,

So, - The Staircase

I get it's a lot to process - The Staircase

I get it's a lot to process

"Her lips, her hair, - The Staircase

"Her lips, her hair,

We had a feathered fella that bounced - The Staircase

We had a feathered fella that bounced

But I can get them to delay payment - The Staircase

But I can get them to delay payment

"Leaving me to be tempted
and contented by the spiritual, - The Staircase

"Leaving me to be tempted and contented by the spiritua...

I just - The Staircase

Our appeal contests the seizure - The Staircase

Our appeal contests the seizure

Well, maybe Martha could take - The Staircase

Well, maybe Martha could take

Like, nobody, - The Staircase

Without that, the State
would have no grounds - The Staircase

Without that, the State would have no grounds

So, have you spoken to Candace or Lori? - The Staircase

So, have you spoken to Candace or Lori?

Like, we haven't talked about - The Staircase

Like, we haven't talked about

None of this makes sense to me. Sorry. - The Staircase

None of this makes sense to me. Sorry.

Okay, fine, but I've asked
for a grief counselor. - The Staircase

Okay, fine, but I've asked for a grief counselor.

I have reason, actually many reasons, - The Staircase

I have reason, actually many reasons,

Jesus, Martha. Why does everything have - The Staircase

Jesus, Martha. Why does everything have

Mr. Peterson, - The Staircase

I'm a forensic pathologist - The Staircase

I'm a forensic pathologist

Look, just make sure
everyone sticks together. - The Staircase

Look, just make sure everyone sticks together.

Can we just eat a bunch of candy
and act like 15-year-olds - The Staircase

Can we just eat a bunch of candy and act like 15-year-olds

Love to fuck, suck, and rim." - The Staircase

Love to fuck, suck, and rim."

If it pleases the court, - The Staircase

If it pleases the court,

Well, just give me a chance to show you. - The Staircase

Well, just give me a chance to show you.

I know, I know. I just
want to celebrate this moment. - The Staircase

I know, I know. I just want to celebrate this moment.

These images are graphic. - The Staircase

These images are graphic.

Just entry-level stuff, - The Staircase

Just entry-level stuff,

Yeah, see, you've got to - The Staircase

Yeah, see, you've got to

Do you expect me to believe - The Staircase

Do you expect me to believe

But they hired their last editor - The Staircase

But they hired their last editor

Well, when you finally start - The Staircase

Well, when you finally start

-Never.
-If you say you didn't, - The Staircase

-Never. -If you say you didn't,

We've been through a lot, - The Staircase

We've been through a lot,

This is a call from
the Durham County Jail. - The Staircase

This is a call from the Durham County Jail.

DECEMBER 7, 2001
ONE DAY BEFORE KATHLEEN'S DEATH - The Staircase

DECEMBER 7, 2001 ONE DAY BEFORE KATHLEEN'S DEATH

Why I felt like something was wrong - The Staircase

Why I felt like something was wrong

And that's why, you know, I'm going to, - The Staircase

And that's why, you know, I'm going to,

Well, thank you, Mom. - The Staircase

Well, thank you, Mom.

For everything - The Staircase

I know we were hoping - The Staircase

I know we were hoping

Dr. Radisch, - The Staircase

I'm expecting you and Dad
to visit me in San Francisco. - The Staircase

I'm expecting you and Dad to visit me in San Francisco...

I've been talking to Patty, - The Staircase

I've been talking to Patty,

But, apparently - The Staircase

But, apparently

She says she can take me to Mom's house - The Staircase

She says she can take me to Mom's house

You think the fractured cartilage - The Staircase

You think the fractured cartilage

You'd think he'd get home
from the gym on time - The Staircase

You'd think he'd get home from the gym on time

Mike, - The Staircase

They haven't been able
to show the blow poke - The Staircase

They haven't been able to show the blow poke

So you're saying that I'm here - The Staircase

So you're saying that I'm here

Okay, Margaret, go get your mother's China - The Staircase

Okay, Margaret, go get your mother's China

Well, then, next time, just keep quiet - The Staircase

Well, then, next time, just keep quiet

But your report said it was only, - The Staircase

But your report said it was only,

The bad news is the DA is on a crusade - The Staircase

The bad news is the DA is on a crusade

Nothing. I just didn't really
want to be there anymore. - The Staircase

Nothing. I just didn't really want to be there anymore...

Fuck! I always have to keep an eye on you, - The Staircase

Fuck! I always have to keep an eye on you,

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Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: Antonio Campos

Production: Annapurna Television,Maha Productions

Genre: biography, crime, drama

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice:

Released: 05 May 2022

Awards: Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 1 win & 40 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hbomax.com/series/the-staircase