Netflix Italian Doc Series ‘Vatican Girl’ Directed by Mark Lewis (Don’t F**k With Cats’) Will Probe Mysterious Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi – Trailer
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Netflix has announced high-profile Italian original documentary series “Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi,” written and directed by Britain’s Mark Lewis, who won an Emmy for the docu-series “Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer.” The streaming giant has also dropped a trailer for the docuseries, produced by British TV production company Raw.
The show will premiere globally on Netflix on Oct. 20. The series is the latest probe into a case that started on June 22, 1983, when Emanuela Orlandi, a 15 year-old girl living in Vatican City, disappeared under mysterious circumstances that are believed to have involved the Vatican.
The case made headlines around the world. Orlandi vanished on her way home from a music lesson. Since then her family and investigators have struggled to solve the mystery.
Various theories have linked the girl’s presumed abduction to intrigue involving secret services of various countries, the Italian mob, and the Vatican, which has denied accusations of a coverup.
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