HBO Max's 'The Staircase' is a new true-crime miniseries based on the documentary series of the same name
In these times of Extreme Peak TV, true crime is the streaming gift that keeps on giving.
Like Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s groundbreaking 2004 documentary series, the HBO Max version attempts to unwind the complicated story behind the death of Kathleen Peterson , which may or may not have been at the hands of her husband, author Michael Peterson . Michael is shifty about a lot of things. His sexuality. How he came to be the father of daughters Margaret and Martha . His definition of “infidelity.” This is a big problem for his big-time attorney David Rudolf , but it makes for riveting viewing.
In tender moments with Collette, Firth makes you believe that Michael loved Kathleen too much to be her killer. When he is smoothly chatting-up a potential male hook-up while Kathleen is organizing a fund-raising dinner for his city-council campaign, you’re not so sure.
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