HBO Max has released its new series “The Staircase,” a dramatic retelling of the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson and the Durham murder trial of her husband, Michael — the longest murder trial in North ...

HBO Max has premiered its new series “The Staircase,” a dramatic retelling of the 2001 death of Kathleen Peterson and the Durham murder trial of husband, Michael. The dramatic series, starring Colin ...

"Innocent? Guilty? The Peterson ending will always be tragic," says a documentarian producer on the infamous fate of Michael Peterson, the novelist and political candidate convicted in 2003 of ...

Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind docuseries The Staircase has made another crime thriller based on true events and it's coming to the BBC in the UK. Created and written by ...

Mike Peterson, a novelist who ran for Mayor in Durham, N.C., said he was innocent of the death of his wife when he pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Investigation Discovery will challenge that in ...

David Rudolf is best known these days for his appearance in the Netflix documentary series “The Staircase,” getting lots of screen time as the lawyer for accused murderer Michael Peterson. Since ...

Colin Firth will play Michael Peterson in a series adaptation of “The Staircase,” which has been ordered to series at HBO Max. HBO Max has ordered eight episodes of the limited series, which is based ...

Flashforward to 2011. It has been eight years since Peterson was incarcerated in prison. His family and his lawyers have never given up hope for an appeal, but the North Carolina Court of Appeal and ...

Freda Black, the former assistant district attorney who helped prosecute Michael Peterson for murder, was found dead at her home over the weekend, Durham police confirmed Monday. Police found Black ...

Following his wife's suspicious death, Michael Peterson speaks about his version of the events while lawyers and expert witnesses prepare for trial. As Michael's hidden life comes out into the open, ...