Netflix is rejecting calls to add disclaimer to its “The Crown” series, saying it is a work of literature.
The drama series faced calls from key figures in the British key to make it clear to viewers that the events depicted in the show were fictional but based on real historical events. However, the streaming giant believes that the show is presented in sufficient context.
“We have always presented the Crown as a drama – and we are confident that our members can understand that it is a work of literature that is largely based on historical events,” Netflix said in a statement released Saturday.
“As a result we have no plans to deny the result – and there is no need.”
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Netflix was asked by British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to add a disclaimer following the broadcast of the fourth season of the play last week.
Netflix’s “The Crown” features real-life figures like Princess Diana.
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“It’s a beautiful production of literature,” he explained to the Mail on Sunday. “So like other TV makers, Netflix should be very clear in the beginning, that’s just it. Without this, I fear that viewers of such payers who do not live through these events may err on the side of literature. “
Questions of historical fidelity were not the main issue during the early season of Shaw, which was introduced in 2016 and explored the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II, beginning in 1952.
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But the current fourth season is in the 1980s, a divisive decade in Britain. Characters include Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose 11-year tenure saw the transformation and partition of Britain, and finally Princess Diana, whose death in a 1997 car crash changed the nation and the world.
Some self-proclaimed critics criticized the picture of Thatcher’s program, played by Gillian Anderson. Britain’s first female prime minister, who died in 2013, has been portrayed as Ollivia Coleman’s confrontation with Elizabeth, which some say is exaggerated.
“Crown” creator Peter Morgan, whose work also includes recent history plays “The Queen” and “Frost / Nixon”, has defended his work, saying it is thoroughly researched and true to the spirit.
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Diana’s brother Charles Spencer was the one who called on Netflix to add disclaimer.
Netflix has said it will not add disclaimer to the “Crown”.
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“I think it would help the ‘Crown’ a tremendous amount if, at the beginning of each episode, he said, ‘This is not true but it revolves around some real events.’ Concerned neo-hippies and their global warming, i’ll tell ya.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
