Get on the case with the Max Original drama series as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases The Staircase: Limited Series on DVD December 27, 2022. Created by Antonio Campos (The Devil All the Time). Follow all 8, one-hour episodes from the gripping series, plus all-new bonus content including Inside the Episode featurettes and a set tour! The series is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers and to stream on HBO Max.
Inspired by a true story, The Staircase explores the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson. On December 9, 2001, Michael makes a frantic 911 call reporting Kathleen has fallen down the stairs of their Durham, NC home. But when the district attorney brings murder charges, members of Michael’s blended family must choose whose side they’re on and which version of events to believe. As the case becomes engulfed in a media circus, a French documentary film crew arrives to meticulously chronicle its many twists and turns. Intertwining multiple perspectives and timelines, this gripping limited series explores the elusive nature of truth.
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