SUSPECT: THE SHOOTING OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES (DISNEY PLUS)
Premieres in Spring 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
???
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STATUS:
new this spring (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (4 episodes) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Disney+'s press release, February 2025) Disney+ has today announced the cast for "Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes", the four-part UK Original drama written and executive produced by Jeff Pope ("Philomena", "Stan and Ollie"). The series is produced by Etta Pictures, Pope's production label, which is part of ITV Studios, in association with Kwadjo Dajan's KDJ Productions. Jean Charles de Menezes' parents and other relatives are serving as consultants for the series. "Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes" focuses on the events surrounding the tragic killing of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes, after he is mistaken for a terrorist. Told from multiple perspectives of those involved, it examines how memory - both accurate and distorted - can be turned into fact and shape our understanding of the truth. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alex Jennings as Michael Mansfield KC
· Conleth Hill as Sir Ian Blair
· Daniel Mays as Cliff Todd
· Edison Alcaide as Jean Charles de Menezes
· Emily Mortimer as Cressida Dick
· Laura Aikman as Lana Vandenberghe
· Max Beesley as Andy Hayman
· Russell Tovey as Brian Paddick
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Jeff Pope as EP/WRTR
· Kwadjo Dajan as EP/PROD
· Lee Mason as EP
· Paul Andrew Williams as DIR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Etta Pictures
· KDJ Productions
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