‘OceanGate Disaster’ Netflix Trailer Sparks Criticism [Video]

Netflix’s Titan: The OceanGate Disaster trailer has sparked criticism online.

Newsweek reached out to a Netflix representative for Titan: The OceanGate Disaster via email for comment on Friday.

The Context

In June 2023, Titan—a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions—imploded while on an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at a depth of 12,500 feet. About 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden journey from England to New York.

On board the Titan were OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, French Titanic expert and deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, British businessman Hamish Harding, 58, Pakistani-British businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman. All five were killed, likely instantly from the implosion.

Titan’s wreckage was found four days after contact was lost, the U.S. Coast Guard said.