Colin Firth’s Michael Peterson Tries to Prove His Innocence in New ‘The Staircase’ Trailer (Video)
thewrap.comtaking an Alford plea (allowing him to accept his sentence without actually admitting guilt). The upcoming series is a dramatized version of the events surrounding Kathleen’s death and Michael’s conviction.
The full-length trailer, which you can watch above, begins with a seemingly joyful speech from Collette’s Kathleen as her family sits around the dinner table.“I’d like to make a toast to so many better days ahead,” she says. “Every day is going to be an adventure.
So always stop and think: This is one of the happiest days of my life.”The video quickly cuts to a more ominous scene outside the Peterson home as police lights flash and crime scene tape hangs across the yard.
Firth’s voice enters, re-enacting the 911 call Michael made the night of Kathleen’s death.“My wife, she had an accident. She fell down the stairs,” he says. “She’s not breathing.”In the series, Michael quickly becomes a suspect in the case, as investigators work to uncover the circumstances surrounding Kathleen’s mysterious and seemingly brutal death.
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