Netflix Releases Trailer for True Crime Documentary, 'The Staircase'

Netflix has secured the rights to The Staircase, a documentary from Oscar-winning documentarian Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. First released in 2005, the documentary has been recut and rearranged, stretched from an eight-part series to ten episodes, complete with new footage. Centering around novelist Michael Peterson's headline-grabbing 2001 trial, the film sheds light on the events leading up to and during the trial, exploring the evidence without bias. Peterson was originally arrested on charges o...