The Staircase: Michael Peterson Attacks HBO Series and Documentary Director

Since The Staircase premiered on HBO Max last month, the dramatized series starring Colin Firth has made headlines, sometimes for the wrong reasons. First, French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade—who was responsible for the lauded true-crime docuseries on which HBO’s series is based—told Vanity Fair that he felt personally “betrayed” by Antonio Campos, the director who adapted de Lestrade’s Peabody-winning work for the premium streamer. De Lestrade, who had opened up his archives to Campos, felt blindsided by scenes suggesting that he manipulated story lines while producing his long-reputed documentary series. Then the docuseries’ editor, Sophie Brunet, told Vanity Fair that… Read Full Article