'The Crownโ returns to blur the line between royals, fiction
When โThe Crownโ returns Wednesday after a two-year absence, the splintering marriage of Charles and Diana and more woes for Queen Elizabeth II are in the dramaโs elegant but intrusive spotlight. Thereโs swirling off-stage drama as well for the Netflix series that began with Elizabethโs marriage in the late 1940s and, in its fifth season, takes on the British royal familyโs turbulent 1990s. The death of Queen Elizabeth, 96, in September adds an uneasy dimension: We speculate freely about the famous before and after they're gone, but is more owed a countryโs beloved and longest-serving monarch?
news.yahoo.comBattle royale over "The Crown"
Battle royale over "The Crown" The latest season of the hit Netflix series "The Crown" has been criticized for liberties taken in its depiction of life inside the British royal family during a most precipitous time: the unravelling of the marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with series creator Peter Morgan, and with royal biographer Penny Junor, about the show's dramatic license to thrill.
cbsnews.comNetflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown
LONDON โ Netflix has โno plansโ to add a disclaimer to โThe Crownโ stating that its lavish drama about Britain's royal family is a work of fiction. In a statement Saturday, Netflix said it has always presented the drama, as just that โ a drama. โWe have always presented The Crown as a drama โ and we have every confidence our members understand itโs a work of fiction thatโs broadly based on historical events," it said. โThe Crownโ creator Peter Morgan, whose work also includes recent-history dramas โThe Queenโ and โFrost/Nixon,โ has defended his work, saying it is thoroughly researched and true in spirit. Charles Spencer, Dianaโs brother, was one who called on Netflix to add a disclaimer.
Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear
LONDON โ Britainโs culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series โThe Crownโ should come with a disclaimer: Itโs a work of fiction. โItโs a beautifully produced work of fiction. So as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that,โ Dowden told the Mail on Sunday newspaper. โMixing historical fact and fiction has been around since Shakespeare. โNobodyโs bothered if fact and fiction are all mangled up, so long as itโs saying nice things,โ he added.
'The Crown' Is Getting a 6th Season After Creator Changes His Mind on Season 5 Finale
The Netflix series that follows the life of Queen Elizabeth II is getting a sixth season after creator Peter Morgan changed his mind about the season five finale, multiple outlets report. Morgan's statement reiterates what the Netflix show's executive producer, Suzanne Mackie, said earlier this year about the possibility of covering Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's story on the show. "I'm greatly honored, Staunton told ET in May. Since then, ET has learned that British actress Lesley Manville will take over the role of Princess Margaret in season five from Helena Bonham Carter. RELATED CONTENT:Josh OConnor on Playing Prince Charles in 'The Crown' (Exclusive)Prince Harry Wants to Stop Netflix's 'The Crown' Before It Gets to His Life'The Crown' EP Addresses Likelihood They'll Tell Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Story
New this week: Neil Young, 'Miss Juneteenth,' Padma Lakshmi
This combination of cover images show, from left, Rough and Rowdy Ways," by Bob Dylan, "Homegrown," a release by Neil Young and "Bigger Love" by John Legend. Peoples film will debut Friday on-demand on Juneteenth, the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Miss Juneteenth isnt about that history but the contemporary African American struggle to remain in the middle class. AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICBob Dylan: Its been eight years since the legend Bob Dylan released an album of original material. Neil Young: Neil Young also has a new album out on Friday, though he finished it 45 years ago.
'The Crown' Season 3: A Guide to the Cast and Their Real-Life Royal Counterparts
Season three of The Crown jumps ahead in time, meaning that the award-winning Netflix series replaced the entire cast with a new ensemble of age-appropriate stars. Netflix / Getty ImagesHelena Bonham Carter as Princess MargaretNo stranger to playing royals, Bonham Carter previously portrayed Queen Elizabeth in The Kings Speech. Netflix / Getty ImagesErin Doherty as Princess AnneOnly briefly seen in season two portrayed by Lyla Barrett-Rye, Princess Anne plays a much bigger role in season three. Season three of The Crown debuts on Sunday, Nov. 17 on Netflix. RELATED CONTENT:'The Crown' Season 3: Cast, Trailer, Timeline and Everything You Need to Know'The Crown' Films Princess Diana Scenes: See Emma Corrin's Striking Resemblance!
British royals deny vetting Netflix series 'The Crown'
Paul Grover - Pool/Getty Images(CNN) - The British royal family has denied any involvement with the Netflix series "The Crown," which depicts the life of Queen Elizabeth II, after writer Peter Morgan claimed to meet regularly with "people who are very high-ranking and very active within the organisation." In an interview with the Guardian published last week, Morgan said he met four times a year with members of the royal household in order to brief them on the contents of "The Crown." Ahead of the release of the third season, starring Olivia Colman as the Queen, Morgan told the newspaper, "Respectfully, I tell them what I have in mind, and they brace themselves slightly." "We appreciate that readers of The Times may enjoy this fictionalised interpretation of historical events, but they should do so knowing that the Royal Household is not complicit in interpretations made by the programme," McCabe continued. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.