Netflix has confirmed the release date of its Madeleine McCann documentary, promising to offer true crime fans some fresh insight into one of the world's most high-profile missing person investigations.
The eight-part docu-series will offer a detailed look at the investigation into Madeleine's disappearance, promising a "unique" take on the facts of the case as well as its impact on media standards across the world.
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann will blend interviews from 40 contributors in never-before-heard testimonies with existing interviews, archival footage, and re-enactments in an attempt to piece together the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Madeleine's disappearance and the subsequent investigation.
The documentary hasn't been without its controversy, as Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann previously revealed that they refused to participate in the project.
They said in a statement: "We did not see – and still do not see – how this programme will help the search for Madeleine and, particularly given there is an active police investigation, it could potentially hinder it.
"Consequently, our views and preferences are not reflected in the programme."
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a26818799/madeleine-mccann-netflix-documentary-release-date-uk/
Instead, the programme is expected to lean heavily on interviews with the Portuguese officials who originally investigated the case, many of whom have since established media careers discussing the incident.
Production staff are thought to have interviewed more than 40 individuals, although some leading Fleet Street journalists who covered the story at the time have said they declined to take part.
Those who are thought to have given interviews include the Portuguese detective Gonçalo Amaral and the journalists Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, who wrote a book on the case. Others include people questioned by the Portuguese police such as the Briton Robert Murat and the Russian Sergey Malinka, plus the child protection experts Jim Gamble and Ernie Allan.
Some associates of the McCanns did take part. Brian Kennedy, the millionaire businessman who helped fund the initial search for Madeleine, has also talked to the show.
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While the Netflix show is speculated to cost more than £1m for each hour-long episode, the 2017 BBC Panorama documentary Madeleine McCann: Ten Years On is understood to have cost less than £200,000. Netflix declined to comment.
One rival documentary producer said: "There's been a lot of speculation about the series ever since it was first heard about, but particularly since the trailer was delayed.
"Around 50 people are thought to have been interviewed for it, so it's taken a while to make and get everything signed off. Although there are eight episodes, it looks as though it is not going to be a big 'reveal' kind of show that some were expecting, more of a narrative piece, although apparently some people are talking for the first time in it."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...leine-mccann-series-after-delays-and-disputes
Well this should be interesting and I imagine pretty controversial. Not sure what this documentary can offer what isn't already known but might be a convenient way to hear about all the possibilities of the case. The Guardian article above details the high cost and the history of this documentary.