Netflix is making a true crime series on the disappearance on Madeleine McCann
The eight-part documentary will feature interviews with investigators and key figures from the case
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Netflix will take on one of the most controversial cases to hit UK headlines in recent years.
In 2007, 3-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from her hotel room while on holiday in Portugal's Praia de Luz with her parents and two siblings. It sparked one of the most heavily reported missing-person cases in modern history, becoming a national obsession and still regularly hitting headlines when any new developments come to light.
Despite several potential suspects and sightings over the years, McCann's whereabouts are still unknown.
The case will now form the centre of a new as-yet-untitled, eight episode true crime series, featuring interviews with both investigators and key figures from the case.
This isn't the first time Netflix has dabbled in controversial criminal cases, releasing last year a one-part documentary on Amanda Knox, the American student who served almost four years in an Italian prison for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, before being definitively acquitted.
True crime's surge in popularity was certainly aided by Netflix's own Making a Murderer, based on Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey's conviction of Teresa Halbach.
A release date for the Madeleine McCann documentary has yet to be announced.
Follow Independent Culture on Facebook for all the latest on Film, TV, Music, and more.