The drama portrays novelist Michael Peterson as he's put on trial for murdering his wife Kathleen. Here's how the cast of HBO's "The Staircase" compare to their real-life counterparts. Colin Firth ...

Here’s a look at some of the cast of “The Staircase” alongside photos of the real people they portray. Michael Peterson Michael Peterson (center) is surrounded by family members and ...

You'd have pictures, you'd have video ... Above, Rudolf represented Michael Peterson in the real-life murder trial... David Rudolf told Newsweek that he has come to think the Owl Theory of ...

The eight-part series, which premieres on Thursday, May 5, and will be airing weekly, brings to the small screen the gripping and controversial case of Michael Peterson. In 2003, Peterson was ...

The mind-boggling case of Michael Peterson‘s wife Kathleen’s death is about to get a whole new look on HBO. A dramatization of the case, which has been famously dubbed “The Staircase” over ...

But now, the real-life main subject of both series – Michael Peterson – is speaking out in an exclusive series of emails to Variety. Peterson’s wife Kathleen was found dead at the bottom of ...

Above, the real David Rudolf (R) and Michael Peterson (L) appear in court. In 2003, Michael Peterson was convicted of killing his wife Kathleen Peterson after she was found dead in a pool of blood ...