Sophie Turner has joined the cast of the HBO Max series “The Staircase.”
Turner joins recently declared cast members Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Juliette Binoche, and Rosemarie DeWitt.
The eight-episode series depends on the docuseries of similar name just as different books and reports about the instance of Michael Peterson (Firth), who was accused for murdering his wife, Kathleen (Collette), in 2001.
He guaranteed she kicked the bucket in the wake of tumbling down the steps at their home, yet police suspected he bludgeoned her to death and staged the scene to resemble a accident.
Turner will play Margaret Ratliff, one of Michael Peterson’s embraced daughters. Turner is most popular for her role as Sansa Stark in the megahit HBO series “Game of Thrones.” Her experience on the show acquired her an Emmy nomination for best supporting actress in a drama.
She is additionally know for playing Jean Gray in the latest entries in the “X-Men” film franchise, “X-Men: Apocalypse” and “X-Men: Dark Phoenix.” Most as of late, Turner starred opposite Corey Hawkins in the Quibi series “Survive,” which appeared a year ago.
She is repped by CAA and Independent Talent Group.
“The Staircase” was gotten to arrangement at HBO Max in March. It is composed and leader created by showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn. Campos will likewise coordinate six of the eight episodes. The series is a co-creation between HBO Max and Annapurna Television.
The docuseries was initially released in 2004, with maker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade updating with new information years after the fact. Netflix released it as a 13-episode series in 2018.