Perugia mayor apologises for allowing Amanda Knox drama to be filmed in city
Italian city has struggled to shake off image associated with it as a result of murder of Meredith Kercher
The mayor of Perugia, where the British student Meredith Kercher was murdered, has apologised for allowing a controversial TV series co-produced by Amanda Knox to be filmed in the Italian city.
Angry residents displayed banners reading “Rispetto per Meredith” (respect for Meredith) around the city as the crew arrived to film scenes of Blue Moon, an eight-part drama chronicling Knox’s battle to clear her name of the murder, that will be aired on the Disney-owned streaming service Hulu.
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