Disney has been criticised after scenes from the 7/7 London terror attacks were recreated for a television drama - which victims' families say they were not told about.
Victims of the London bombings said they were not consulted ahead of the series produced by Bafta-winner Jeff Pope.
Scenes recreating the attack were being filmed in Bermondsey - just a few miles from the sites of the four bombings at Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square stations - where, on July 7 2005, four Islamist suicide bombers targeted three tubes and a bus.
The tragedy took the lives of 52 people and injured more than 700.
Scenes recreating the attack were being filmed in Bermondsey - just a few miles from the sites of the four bombings at Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square stations
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The production tells the story of Jean Charles de Menezes, an innocent Brazilian man who was shot dead by police after he was mistaken as a bombing suspect.
It is reported that Disney+ felt a recreation of the aftermath of the bombing was essential in the sequence of events that ended in the death of de Menezes on July 21.
Victim Daniel Biddle said he feels Disney+ has shown a “total disrespect and disregard” for victims and survivors.
Biddle was the most seriously injured of the survivors, losing both his legs, an eye and his spleen.
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“For those of us that are left behind, who have lost someone and for people like myself that had their lives changed in ways they could have never imagined, it shows a total disrespect and disregard of what we went through," he told The Telegraph.
“The premise of their story is about Jean Charles de Menezes. And it’s almost as if that’s taken priority over the 52 lives that were lost as a result of 7/7.”
Disney said that there was no explosion on the day of filming and that actors were not representing any specific individuals.
According to the streaming giant, producers “have been, and will be” speaking to those “involved in the events” and that the series was publicised on their website last month.
Disney said that there was no explosion on the day of filming and that actors were not representing any specific individuals
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However, Biddle said that this is “a little bit like locking the stable door, once the horse is halfway across the field. It’s a pointless exercise”.
He added: “There’s already a photo of a ripped apart bus with a film crew working on it. What’s the point in consulting that?”
Another victim, Michael Henning, said that he was part of an online support group for survivors and insisted nobody had been in touch.
A Disney+ spokesman said: “The team producing the series has significant expertise in this type of programming, incorporating extensive in-depth research that has been approached with the utmost sensitivity and respect, and all involved are conscious of the huge responsibility that comes with telling this story.
“As with any production, a number of factors were carefully considered when sourcing the filming location, and throughout filming production have worked very closely with TfL (Transport for London), police, the council, community and businesses to ensure all were aware ahead of time that filming was taking place with marshals and signage canvassing the area on the day.”
