One week later , Michael
Peterson was charged with first-degree murder.

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Premiere On DOCday Monday April 4, 2005

NEW YORK, Sundance Channel has acquired pay
television rights to the critically acclaimed true-crime documentary The
Staircase, an eight-part miniseries directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
(Murder on a Sunday Morning). The Staircase, which follows the thrilling
twists and turns of the investigation into the cause of death of Durham, NC
resident and Nortel executive, Kathleen Peterson, will premiere as a special
Sundance Channel DOCday series beginning on April 4, 2005, with two episodes
airing back-to-back every Monday night at 9:00pm..

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Inside the Michael Peterson Murder Trial

'My verdict: The Staircase is one of the best TV programs I have ever seen. On the night of December
9, 2001, an agitated Michael Peterson called 911 and told the operator that he
had found his wife, unconscious but still breathing , at the bottom of the
stairs.

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It was produced by Oscar-winning producer Denis Poncet..

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Through its
original programs, Sundance Channel connects viewers with filmmakers, the
creative process , and the world of independent film. The Staircase is an inside look at
the thrilling twists and turns of the trial of Michael Peterson, accused of
murdering his wife, Durham, NC resident and Nortel executive Kathleen
Peterson.

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Eight-Part Film Makes U.S..

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Launched in 1996,
Sundance Channel is a venture between NBC Universal , Robert Redford, and
Showtime Networks Inc.

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on
behalf of the filmmakers.
Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel brings
television viewers daring and engaging feature films, shorts, documentaries,
world cinema and animation, shown uncut and with no commercials.

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Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-
profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival , but shares the
overall Sundance mission of supporting independent artists and providing them
with wider opportunities to present their work to audiences.

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Sundance Channel operates independently of the non-
profit Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, but shares the
overall Sundance mission of supporting independent artists and providing them
with wider opportunities to present their work to audiences.

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The deal was negotiated by Christian Vesper, Vice President Acquisitions ,
Sundance Channel, and by Catherine Le Clef, of the Paris-based Doc + Co.
Under the creative direction of Robert Redford, Sundance Channel brings
television viewers daring and engaging feature films, shorts, documentaries,
world cinema and animation, shown uncut and with no commercials.

Sundance Channel Marathons Acclaimed True-Crime Series The Staircase Memorial Day 12:00pm to 7:00pm

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Sundance Channel Acquires True Crime Mini-Series The Staircase By Oscar(R)-Winning Director Jean-Xavier De Lestrade

Laura Michalchyshyn, Executive Vice President, Programming and Marketing,
said, "The Staircase is a lurid and true story that must be seen to be
believed..

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When the police arrived, they found Kathleen lying dead in a pool of
blood and began treating the home as a crime scene.

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One week
later , Michael Peterson was charged with first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Durham's district attorney and his
assistant build a case that will put the Peterson marriage -- and Michael
Peterson's private life -- at the center of the trial.

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'
Frazier Moore, The Associated Press, March 29, 2005

'The whole film is also so brilliantly conceived, reported, filmed and paced
that you may come to wish it were twice as long .
This eight-part series was directed by Oscar(R)-winning director Jean-
Xavier de Lestrade (Murder on a Sunday Morning) and takes viewers inside the
mystery surrounding the death of Kathleen Peterson.

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It leaves the viewer absolutely on edge and is the kind of
compelling television that Sundance Channel is eager to offer to its
audience.

The Staircase follows the unpredictable real-life drama, as Peterson's
sons and adopted daughters rally to his defense and his legal team prepares to
battle the prosecution.

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"
The Staircase , a Maha Films production, is the latest film by de Lestrade,
who won the 2002 Academy Award(R) for Best Documentary Feature for Murder on a
Sunday Morning.. The Staircase is a
masterpiece.

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When the police arrived, they found Kathleen lying dead
in a pool of blood and began treating the home as a crime scene. It's a masterful work from
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade .

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Meanwhile, Durham's district attorney and his assistant build a case that will
put the Peterson marriage -- and Michael Peterson's private life -- at the
center of the trial.

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The Staircase delves into the mystery surrounding the death of Kathleen
Peterson, who was married to novelist Michael Peterson.'
Virginia Heffernan, The New York Times, April 4, 2005

NEW YORK , Sundance Channel marathons the critically
acclaimed true-crime documentary series The Staircase , from 12:00pm to 7:00pm
ET/PT on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30.

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On the night of
December 9, 2001 , an agitated Michael Peterson called 911 and told the
operator that he had found his wife, unconscious but still breathing, at the
bottom of the stairs.
In eight tautly structured chapters, The Staircase takes viewers inside an
unpredictable real-life drama as Peterson's sons and adopted daughters rally
to his defense and his legal team prepares to battle the prosecution. Reviewing the series , which ran in Canada as Death on
the Staircase, Henrietta Walmark of The Globe and Mail wrote, "Death on the
Staircase is a rare thing: an eight-hour documentary with twists and turns as
compelling as any found in classic whodunits .

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Launched in 1996,
Sundance Channel is a venture between NBC Universal, Robert Redford, and
Showtime Networks Inc. Through its
original programs, Sundance Channel connects viewers with filmmakers, the
creative process, and the world of independent film .