| Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes | |
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| Screenplay by | Jeff Pope |
| Directed by | Paul Andrew Williams |
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| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeff Pope Lee Mason Kwadjo Dajan Paul Andrew Williams |
| Producer | Kwadjo Dajan |
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| Network | Disney+ |
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is an upcoming British historical drama written by Jeff Pope. It is starring Edison Alcaide, Daniel Mays, Russell Tovey, Laura Aikman, Alex Jennings, Conleth Hill, Emily Mortimer and Max Beesley. It will be available on Disney+ in 2025.
The series documents the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes by officers of the Metropolitan Police Service at Stockwell station on the London Underground after he was wrongly deemed to be one of the fugitives involved in the previous day's failed bombing attempts. [1]
The four-part series is written by Jeff Pope, and was commissioned by Disney+ in June 2023. [2] Jean De Menezes' parents and other relatives are serving as consultants for the series. It is produced by Kwadjo Dajan and directed by Paul Andrew Williams. It is produced by Etta Pictures, which is part of ITV Studios, in association with Kwadjo Dajan’s KDJ Productions. Pope, Dajan and Williams also serve as executive producers. The series is executive produced for Disney+ by Lee Mason. [3] [4]
The cast is led by Edison Alcaide with the ensemble cast including Daniel May, Russell Tovey, Laura Aikman, Alex Jennings, Conleth Hill, Emily Mortimer and Max Beesley. [5]
The series will be available in the United Kingdom on Disney+ in tne spring of 2025. [6]