Netflix has released a trailer for its three-part documentary about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork in 1996.
'Sophie: A Murder In West Cork' will be the second of two documentaries about the murder to be released this month. Irish director Jim Sheridan's five-part 'Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie' is being made available by Sky on June 20th. Netflix's series is being released 10 days later.
"This three-part series examines one of Ireland’s most famous murder cases, the death of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in the town of Schull, West Cork in 1996," say Netflix.
"The brutal murder, which shocked the country, triggered one of the biggest murder investigations Ireland had ever seen and became a national obsession.
"The documentary will chart the circumstances of her death, unravelling the extraordinary story from its beginning, 24 years ago to the present day.
"With exclusive access to Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s family, the series will bring together, for the first time, the views of her family with Ian Bailey, the man at the centre of the investigation."
The series was directed by John Dower and produced by Simon Chinn and Suzanne Lavery.
In making the documentary, Lavery said they wanted to "honour Sophie, her family and that rural community in the South West of Ireland".
"Even now, I find it genuinely astonishing that something so terrible could have happened not just to a woman who appeared to have such a gilded life but in such a beautiful place and to a community that prided itself on its peacefulness, its safety and inclusivity. It's what drew Sophie there," she added.
"What does seem so tragic, is that Sophie’s perfect escape turned out to be where she lost her life. And the shock of it still reverberates in that community 25 years later."
'Sophie: A Murder In West Cork' is being released by Netflix on June 30th.
Sophie Toscan Du Plantier documentary trailer
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