''The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann'' is an American
Netflix
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documentary series directed by
Chris Smith. It premiered on
Netflix
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on March 15, 2019, starring
Anthony Summers
Anthony Bruce Summers (born 21 December 1942) is an Irish author. He is a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and has written ten non-fiction books.
Career
Summers is an Irish citizen who has been working with Robbyn Swan for more than thirty years befo ...
, Gonçalo Amaral and Robbyn Swan, exploring
the disappearance
Disappearance may refer to:
* Forced disappearance, when an organization forces a person to vanish from public view
Books
* ''Disappearance'' (Trifonov novel), published posthumously 1987
*''Disappearance'', novel by Guyanese writer David Daby ...
of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished from the seaside resort of
Praia da Luz
Praia da Luz (, changing to before a following vowel), officially Luz, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lagos, in Algarve region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 3,545, in an area of 21.78 km². Also known as ...
in Portugal, while on holiday with her family.
The McCann family opposed its production and refused to take part in it.
Premise
''The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann'' depicts the
disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann. She vanished from an Algarve holiday apartment at the seaside resort of
Praia da Luz
Praia da Luz (, changing to before a following vowel), officially Luz, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lagos, in Algarve region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 3,545, in an area of 21.78 km². Also known as ...
in
Portugal
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, in May 2007 as her parents enjoyed a meal with friends 100 yards away. It explores the media, the investigation and the McCanns, although the McCanns themselves do not take part in this docu-series.
The series comprises eight episodes retelling the McCann case.
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Reception
The McCann family did not support the production of the documentary, refusing to take part and encouraging others not to be involved.[ Sophie Gilbert, writing for ''The Atlantic'', describes the series as "gripping", and praises how it shows the conflict between detectives investigating the case and the media.][
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See also
* 3096 Days
References
External links
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2019 American television series debuts
2019 American television series endings
2010s American documentary television series
Netflix original documentary television series
English-language television shows
Netflix original programming
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