Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Netflix Announces True Crime Series "The Staircase"

Netflix Announces True Crime Series "The Staircase"
Netflix will air three brand new episodes alongside the original 2004 series.
[via press release from Netflix] Netflix announces true crime series The Staircase
Netflix today announces The Staircase, the compelling story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16 year judicial battle that followed.

Netflix will air three brand new episodes alongside the original 2004 series.
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade was granted unusual access to the case immediately following Kathleen's death in 2001 in Durham, North Carolina. Her husband, Michael, a local public figure and successful novelist, quickly becomes the prime suspect. De Lestrade's cameras were on hand to capture every moment of this extraordinary story from arrest to verdict, following in intimate detail Peterson's home, the family and his defense team as it considered its strategic options.

The Staircase is a gripping real-life courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside-look at a high-profile murder trial and is an engrossing examination of contemporary American justice.
The new episodes will premiere from the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28 and launch on Netflix this summer.

The series is produced by What's Up Films, produced by Matthieu Belghiti and produced and directed by Academy award-winner Jean-Xavier de Lestrade.
Director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade

After completing a law degree in his native France, Jean-Xavier directed numerous legal-themed documentaries for French television before securing his place among the world's top documentary filmmakers with "Murder on a Sunday Morning," which won the 2002 Academy Award(R) for Best Documentary. He followed that success with "The Staircase," a documentary series that aired in over 65 countries. In 2003 Jean-Xavier transitioned to directing fiction films.
Producer Matthieu Belghiti

Matthieu has worked for a range of top international film production companies and is a recent recipient of the Best French Producer Award. In 2008 he created What's Up Films, which he runs in partnership with Jean-Xavier de Lestrade.

About What's Up Films
What's Up Films is a French and independent production company manage by Matthieu Belghiti and Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. In the eight years since its creation this company has striven to produce films centred around a strong political line and the drama of the writing. Today, What's Up Film have a catalogue of over ninety films (documentaries, drama, fiction and documentaries series). Many have received awards from the main international film festivals and were broadcast throughout the world (ARTE, France Television, HBO, Sundance Chanel, BBC, NHK,DR)

About Netflix
Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 117 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 140 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, including original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. 

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