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  • Michael Stuhlbarg on board HBO Max’s The Staircase

    By Express News Service
    Michael Stuhlbarg, who was recently seen in Shirley and Dopesick, is set to star in the upcoming true-crime series, The Staircase. The show is currently in development at HBO Max.

    The announcement makes Stuhlbarg the latest actor to join the ensemble cast, which includes the likes of Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Rosemarie DeWitt, Juliette Binoche, Parker Posey, Odessa Young, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge, and Sophie Turner.

    Billed as an eight-episode limited series, the show reportedly follows the life of Michael Peterson, played by Firth, his large family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen, played by Collette.

    The Staircase will be directed by Antonio Campos, with a script from Maggie Cohn, the writer of American Crime Story. Reports suggest that Stuhlbarg will be essaying a criminal defense attorney.

  • ‘Game of Thrones’ star Sophie Turner to star in HBO Max series ‘The Staircase’

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: “Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner has joined the cast of “The Staircase”, a true crime limited series from the streamer HBO Max.

    The Emmy nominated actor will feature in the eight-part drama alongside Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt and Parker Posey.

    The series revolves around crime novelist Michael Peterson (Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen (Collette).

    Turner will play Margaret Ratliff, one of Peterson’s adopted daughters who is convinced of his innocence, in the series, reported Deadline.

    Margaret and her sister Marth were adopted by Peterson after their mother Elizabeth, a friend of the family, died in Germany, after also being found at the bottom of a staircase.

    Antonio Campos of “The Devil All the Time” fame will direct six episodes of the series.

    He will also serve as writer and showrunner along with Maggie Cohn, known for her work on “American Crime Story”.