该剧改编自Netflix纪录剧集《楼梯杀妻案》,原纪录剧集详细介绍了对美国小说家迈克尔·彼得森的审判,彼得森在2001年被指控谋杀了他的妻子。彼得森声称他的妻子从家里的楼梯上摔下后就死了,但警方怀疑他谋杀了她的妻子,并伪造出妻子意外坠楼的假象。费斯将饰演迈克尔·彼得森,科莱特饰演迈克尔的妻子凯瑟琳·彼得森,比诺什角色仍处于保密之中。Lucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.