One of the biggest controversial true-crime stories, The Staircase, has been told many times before through novels and movies. It is a 2004 French television miniseries by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade which explores the trial of a husband, convicted of murdering his wife Kathleen.

Michael Peterson’s case climbed the stairs of controversy when the government has given permission to the camera crews in the courtroom. In 2012, Lestrade again developed a two-hour sequel on the case. Later, Netflix develops another three episodes in 2018. After that, the streaming giant added all the 13 episodes together as one television series.

The show has scored 94% from critics and 83% from the audience in Rotten Tomatoes. The London Evening Standard claims, “At its core, there is an extraordinary study of the character of a man, Michael Peterson, a storyteller caught up in his own drama, playing along.”

Let’s dig a little deeper into the television series, The Staircase.

Is The Staircase available on Netflix?

Yes, you can watch The Staircase on Netflix, which has thirteen episodes, with almost a 50-minute duration.

The Staircase cast

The main cast of the series is the members of Peterson’s family, which includes Michael Peterson, Kathleen Peterson, and their children. Another person who has a lead role in the series is their attorney, lawyer David Rudolf.

Is there a trailer?

Yes, the trailer for the series is available to watch.

Will there be another season?

No, there will be no further season of The Staircase. But, other creators can remake the limited series. However, for Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, the show is over. In conversation with the Digital Spy, “Now, the judge has given the final answer, and nobody can come back to that. So that’s the end of the process for us, to shoot.”

He also added, “Sometimes I wish that some other step could be introduced in the courtroom that we could shoot. But it was not. So yes, it’s finished.”

What is The Staircase about?

The show, The Staircase, explores the trail of a North Carolina couple, Michael Peterson and Kathleen Peterson. Micheal, a novelist, found his wife’s dead body at the end of the staircase, and immediately calls up the police. When the authorities question Micheal about his wife’s dead body, he claims his wife was drunk when she fell from the stairs.

However, his answer led to suspicion and a murder charge on Michael Peterson.

The series highlights some precious moments with family members and the trial in the courtroom.