The Staircase was the true crime documentary that everyone was watching when it landed on Netflix in 2018. It followed the real story of novelist Michael Peterson who was accused of killing his wife Kathleen Peterson in 2001.
Michael claimed that his wife had simply fallen down the stairs however, authorities believed that he had bludgeoned her to death.
Understandably, the 13-episode documentary had fans on the edge of their seats. So much so that HBO is now taking the case and dramatising it with a star-studded cast.
Game of Thrones alum, Sophie Turner announced that she would be joining the cast with a screenshot of the news per Variety with the words, ‘I’m back baby’ on her Instagram Story.
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