Teaser for HBO Max’s The Staircase starring Toni Collette and Colin Firth

HBO Max has released the first trailer for “The Staircase”, created by Antonio Campos (“The Devil All the Time”) and starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, ahead of its debut on May 5.

Based on a true story, the series explores the life of Michael Peterson (Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Collette).

Starring alongside Colin Firth and Toni Collette are Michael Stuhlbarg, Juliette Binoche, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sophie Turner, Vincent Vermignon, Odessa Young and Parker Posey.