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.
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Grave, contemporary, classical in form and bleak.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
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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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