‘The Staircase’ Filmmakers Say They Were ‘Betrayed’ By ‘Damaging’ New HBO Max Series

Tim Guinee, Sophie Turner, Colin Firth, Olivia DeJonge and Patrick Schwarzenegger in HBO Max’s “The Staircase.” Photograph by Courtesy of HBO Max HBO Max’s “The Staircase,” the well-reviewed retelling of the murder case against Michael Peterson, has proved to be a step too far from the truth for the filmmakers behind the original docuseries of the same name. The eight-part crime drama, directed by Antonio Campos and starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, is based on the groundbreaking Peabody Award–winning docuseries “The Staircase,” created by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. Advertisement For over a decade, the French director and his team tracked… Read Full Article