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Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes confirms Disney Plus release date
The streamer has also released first-look images of the cast, which includes Line of Duty, Gavin & Stacey and Game of Thrones stars.
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- Lidia Molina-Whyte
Published: Monday, 7 April 2025 at 3:52 pm
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Following a cast announcement back in February, upcoming Disney Plus drama Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes now has an official release date – and it's not far away.
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The drama takes place in the wake of the suicide bomb attacks of 2005, and delves into the events that led to the misidentification of Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes (played by newcomer Edison Alcaide) as a terrorist, and how he was subsequently shot dead by Met Police firearms officers.
The streamer has announced that the whole season, which is comprised of four episodes, will drop all at once on Wednesday 30th April 2025.
Emily Mortimer as Cressida Dick in Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Des Willie/Disney
Some first-look images show the cast in character, including Emily Mortimer (Paddington in Peru) as Cressida Dick (above) and Years and Years star Russell Tovey as Deputy Assistant Commissioner Brian Paddick.
Russell Tovey as Brian Paddick in Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Des Willie/Disney
They are joined by Line of Duty's Daniel Mays as Forensic Explosives Laboratory (FEL) chemist Cliff Todd, and Gavin & Stacey's Laura Aikman as Lana Vandenberghe, a secretarial worker with the Independent Police Complaints Commission who served as a whistleblower and leaked details of the case to the press.
Daniel Mays as Cliff Todd in Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Disney Plus
Todd has gone on to write a book titled Explosive detailing his experiences with the FEL.
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Laura Aikman as Lana Vandenberghe in Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes. Des Willie/Disney+ 2023
Conleth Hill has also been cast as Sir Ian Blair, the then-Met Police Commissioner. Hill is best known for playing Lord Varys in Game of Thrones.
Conleth Hill as Sir Ian Blair in Suspect. Matthias Clamer/Disney
Max Beesley and Alex Jennings round out the cast.
The series has been written by Philomena's Jeff Pope, who previoualy said of the show: "This is an incredibly important story to tell, and we’ve got a heavyweight ensemble cast in place that will help us examine the events that led to the tragic shooting of the innocent Jean Charles de Menezes.
"He was just a commuter who was tracked for nearly an hour with surveillance failing to correctly identify him, before he was shot dead on a crowded tube train, leaving his family to try and shine a light on the critical errors that led to this devastating tragedy."
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes premieres on Disney Plus on Wednesday 30th April 2025. Sign up to Disney Plus from £4.99 a month.
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Lidia Molina-WhyteFreelance
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