The Crown
Despite the demand, Netflix is not planning a warning
In the fourth season of "The Crown" actress Emma Corrin plays Lady Diana.
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A warning about the consequences of the Netflix series "The Crown" has been demanded for a few weeks. The streaming service now rejects this.
The Netflix series "The Crown" continues to cause turmoil in Great Britain weeks after the release of the fourth season. However, the streaming service now rejects requests to add a warning to the episodes of the series that parts of the portrayed are fiction. This is reported by the industry portal "Deadline".
Netflix explains in a statement: "We have always presented 'The Crown' as a drama – and we have the utmost confidence that viewers will understand that it is a fictional work", which is based only on historical events. Therefore, there are no plans to add a corresponding warning. Do not consider it necessary.
British figures called for a warning from Netflix
Calls for such a notice were made a few weeks ago. According to "Mail on Sunday", British politicians and friends of the royal family spoke out in favor of showing an explanation before the episodes of the series – including Julian Fellowes (71), the creator of the successful British nobility series "Downton Abbey". Many worried that viewers would believe what was shown was historically accurate. Princess Diana's (1961-1997) brother Earl Spencer (56) also stated that he repeatedly met people who believed that the series was a "history lesson", which was not the case.
"The Crown" actress Helena Bonham Carter (54) later spoke up and campaigned for a classification. According to Carter, Netflix has a "moral responsibility" to point out to viewers that it is a drama – and not a mere representation of actual facts. The actress, who plays Princess Margaret in seasons three and four of the series, said on the show's official podcast that there was an important difference between "our version" and the "real version".