TVTV NewsNetflixThe Witness on Netflix follows the story of Rachel Nickell who was killed on Wimbledon Common in 1992.Hayley Anderson Screen Time TV Reporter14:56, 05 Jun 2026Netflix has released The Witness, a three-part true crime drama delving into the aftermath of Rachel Nickell's death.‌Back in 1992, mother Rachel Nickell was brutally stabbed to death on Wimbledon Common in front of her two year old son Alex.‌Netflix's latest series chronicles the aftermath of her killing, encompassing the decade-long investigation and the profound effect it had on her son and partner Andre.‌Where was The Witness on Netflix filmed?The Witness made its Netflix debut on Thursday, June 4, with all four episodes immediately available to stream.Production commenced in September 2024, with filming taking place across numerous locations throughout London, England and Spain, before concluding in early 2025.‌The production crew filmed across areas of south west London to reconstruct the tragic circumstances surrounding Rachel's murder.Additionally, several scenes were also captured in Spain, though precise filming locations have not been disclosed.As Netflix viewers discover through The Witness, father and son Andre and Alex Hanscombe relocated to France and subsequently Spain to escape the intense media attention in the UK.‌Despite spending years attempting to remain out of the public eye, both have thrown their support behind Netflix's The Witness alongside its documentary The Murder of Rachel Nickell.Andre and Alex contributed to The Witness as behind-the-scenes consultants, with the drama drawing upon the latter's 2015 book Letting Go: A True Story of Murder, Loss and Survival.‌Andre shared with Netflix: "At first, we wanted to get as far away as possible, and live a life of solitude and anonymity abroad, but in many ways that became impossible."There was no escaping it. People suffer in different ways, and when this opportunity came up, we thought perhaps there's a power for good in this somewhere."We've felt in the past that we've been forced into a box, but there's more to our story than what's been told before."Article continues belowThe Witness is available to watch on Netflix.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Netflix