The trailer for season 5 of The Crown unveiled yesterday continued to set fire to the powder. For a few weeks now, the Netflix series has been the target of many critics.
Netflix’s historical-fictional series has been under fire from critics for a few weeks, even before the release of season 5. The Crown is under attack from all sides, based on rumors that have inflamed the British press. Recently, it was former Prime Minister John Major who stepped up to the plate, lambasting Netflix production about a probable scene that should appear in the next episodes, in which the former Prince Charles shares his doubts with him. about his mother and her ability to rule in times of crisis.
If the presence of this scene in season 5 has not been denied or confirmed by Netflix, this speech proves that the British series makes everyone quite nervous. Especially since she will soon tackle one of the most sensitive subjects of the royal family in recent years: the divorce of Lady Di (camped by Elizabeth Debicki) and Charles (played by Dominic West) , then the death of this first in sad circumstances. If we already know that the next season – expected on November 9 – will not go until 1997, date of the accident, it will tell us on the other hand the events of 1992, the famous annus horribilis of which we speak to you here.
By chronicling the proven infidelities of the one who is the new King of England with the one who is now Queen Consort, The Crown will logically attract criticism from royalty. And the recent death of Elizabeth II hasn’t helped matters: Netflix subscribers have turned to The Crown for more on this figure, and its fans should take a dim view of the series if it comes to the criticize – where she should rather pay homage to him.
But now, The Crown is a fiction, as Netflix likes to remind each controversy. The platform has also repeatedly refused to add a warning card, believing that its audience is able to understand what is going on. As for its creator, Peter Morgan – even if he surrounded himself with a dozen historians – has always declared that he wanted to imagine the discussions that could have been held in the intimacy of the royal family…
No offense to its detractors, including actress Judi Dench. The latter recently published a column in the Times, describing the Netflix series as “cruelly unfair” and wanting to “do sensationalism”.