‘The Staircase’: Colin Firth To Superstar In TV Drama Adaptation Of Classic Upright Crime Documentary For HBO Max From Antonio Campos & Maggie Cohn

The Staircase became once one of many principle licensed-crime documentaries to dash into mainstream tradition when it became once released in 2004.

The series is now being remade as a drama restricted series for HBO Max with Colin Firth playing Michael Peterson, the actual person convicted of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

There beforehand had been rumors that Harrison Ford had been hooked as much as the mission, which comes from Antonio Campos, the director of Rebecca Hall-fronted feature Christine, and American Crime Myth author Maggie Cohn.

The Staircase is written and exec produced by Campos and Cohn, and Campos will suppose six of the eight episodes of the repeat, which is produced by Annapurna Television and HBO Max.

The Staircase began out as a documentary from director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. It told the myth of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is learned ineffective at the backside of a staircase in their home, and the 16-twelve months judicial fight that followed. De Lestrade became once granted extraordinary discover entry to to the case straight away following Kathleen’s demise in 2001 in Durham, NC. Her husband, Michael, a local public figure and successful novelist, hasty grew to become the pinnacle suspect and became once convicted.

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The typical series aired on France’s Canal+ and BBC 4 within the UK as smartly as on Sundance Channel within the States.

Lestrade returned to the case about a years later for a 3-section notice-as much as the case, which aired on Netflix.

Firth is finest identified for his portrayal of King George VI in Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech, for which he received the Oscar for Easiest Actor. He furthermore starred within the Kingsman motion photos, 1917, Bridget Jones’ Diary and The English Patient, among other pics, and starred in TV series including a 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Antonio Campos mentioned: “This has been a mission I had been working on in one come or one other since 2008. It’s been a long and winding avenue, but smartly worth the wait so that you simply must discover companions treasure HBO Max, Annapurna, co-showrunner Maggie Cohn and the unbelievable Colin Firth to dramatize the kind of complex licensed-existence myth.”

Sarah Aubrey, Head of Normal Narrate, HBO Max, added: “It is a thrill to collaborate with Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn and Annapurna Television for the exploration of this licensed-existence myth that’s rife with dramatic revelations. With the greatly proficient Colin Firth at the center of this adaptation, the myth of The Staircase will continue to captivate audiences with every strange twist and flip.”

Stated Sue Naegle, Chief Narrate Officer at Annapurna: “Annapurna couldn’t be extra mad to accomplice with HBO Max, Antonio Campos, Maggie Cohn and Colin Firth on this unbelievable licensed-existence saga. We had been enthralled by the docuseries and know that this myth will seemingly be correct as intelligent as a restricted series within the fingers of Antonio and Maggie, with Colin at the center.”

Firth is represented by Self ample Skill (UK) and CAA (U.S). Campos is represented by WME, Management 360 and Nelson Davis. Cohn is represented by Management 360 and CAA.