Locals in the Italian city of Perugia are concerned the series will bring new, unwanted attention nearly two decades after British student Meredith Kercher was murdered there in 2007

When cast and crew arrived in Perugia to shoot a Hulu series produced by Knox and Monica Lewinsky, the mayor felt obliged to write a heartfelt letter of apology to the city.

The filming of Amanda Knox’s new Hulu series in Perugia, Italy— the site of her roommate Meredith Kercher’s murder in 2007— is sparking a wave of backlash from locals. Residents of the university town put up banners reading “Rispetto per Meredith” (“Respect for Meredith”) when the cast and crew of the show arrived last week to film the eight-part limited series,