HBO Max Series ‘The Staircase’ Releases New Trailer Showcasing All-Star Cast
A new HBO Max original series titled The Staircase is coming on May 5, starring an all-star cast.
The platform has just released the official trailer for the limited series, an eight-episode true crime event, from The Devil All the Time director Antonio Campos. Check out the trailer:
The star-studded ensemble includes Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sophie Turner, Vincent Vermignon, Odessa Young, and Parker Posey.
On May 5, the streamer will release the first three episodes, following up with a weekly episode after that. The finale will air on June 9. Here is the official synopsis of the show:
Based on a true story, The Staircase explores the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette).
In real life, Peterson was convicted of murder in 2003, but was then freed in 2017 after he submitted an Alford plea. A docuseries also titled The Staircase was aired in 2005 on the Sundance Channel, and is currently available to watch on Netflix. French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade shot additional footage for the streamer back in 2012 and 2013.
Created by Antonio Campos, The Staircase is co-produced by Annapurna Television. It’s been written and executive produced by Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn, who also serve as showrunners. Campos directed six episodes, with Leigh Janiak (Fear Street trilogy) directing the other two.
Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as authors like Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.
