New Max limited series ‘The Staircase’ premieres May 5 only on HBO GO (Sabong News)

Starring Academy Award® winner Colin Firth ( , the films) and Emmy Award® winner Toni Collette ( , ), the new Max Original limited series premieres on Thursday, May 5 exclusively on . A new episode follows each week through June 23. Based on a true story, the eight-episode seriesexplores the life of novelist 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. Created by Antonio Campos ( ), is co-produced by Annapurna Television. The series was written and executive produced by Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn, who also serve as showrunners. Campos directed six episodes and Leigh Janiak directed two episodes. Filipinos can stream or download from May 5 only . Subscribe to  online at www.hbogoasia.ph or the mobile app via the  or on your device for as low as ₱99.70/month. Or access  via , and . HBO GO is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV – and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality.