There is no truth without lies.
An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
DramaCrimebased on true storymurdertrue crimewife murderernational newsambivalentHBO Max
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Character
Grave, contemporary, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Colin FirthMichael Peterson
- Toni ColletteKathleen Peterson
- Michael StuhlbargDavid Rudolf
- Dane DeHaanClayton Peterson
- Olivia DeJongeCaitlin Atwater
- Patrick SchwarzeneggerTodd Peterson
- Sophie TurnerMargaret Ratliff
- Odessa YoungMartha Ratliff
- Rosemarie DeWittCandace Zamperini
- Tim GuineeBill Peterson
Crew
- Antonio CamposCreator
- Lyle VincentDirector of Photography
- Saunder JurriaansOriginal Music Composer
- Danny BensiOriginal Music Composer
- Christina M. FitzgeraldProducer
- Craig ShilowichProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries8 eps · 2022
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