Harrison Ford to star in The Staircase

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford, reportedly, will act in a series adaptation of The Staircase, the docuseries that detailed the trial of American novelist Michael Peterson, who was accused of murdering his wife in 2001. Peterson claimed his wife died after falling down the stairs at their home, but the police suspected he bludgeoned her to death and staged the scene to look like an accident.

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The project is currently being presented to networks and streaming services. Ford is attached to executive produce the series in addition to acting. Antonio Campos will write and executive produce the show. The docuseries was originally released in 2004, with creator Jean-Xavier de Lestrade updating with new information years later. Netflix released it as a 13-episode series in 2018.