Judi Dench wrote an open letter to times uk Criticize netflixof”crownciting the depiction of the British royal family as “brutally unjust”. We ask Netflix to add a disclaimer to each episode that emphasizes to viewers that
“The more contemporary the drama is, the more liberally it seems to blur the line between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism,” reads Dench’s letter.
Dench’s letter was released ahead of “The Crown” Season 5, which launches on Netflix in November. The new episodes cover some of the royal family’s most turbulent times in the 1990s, including the bitter divorce of Prince Charles (Dominic West) and Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki).
“Given some of the hurtful suggestions apparently included in the new series, for example, King Charles planning to abdicate his mother, or that his mother once parented poorly and might deserve a prison sentence. This is cruelly unjust given that they have suggested or suggested not to do so, damaging individuals and the organizations they represent,” Dench wrote. “Nobody believes in artistic freedom more strongly than I do, but it is a firm one.”
Dench continued, “This week, despite professing that ‘The Crown’ has always been a ‘fictional drama,’ the show’s producers have asked all of them to post a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode.” Demand has been resisted, and it’s time for Netflix to rethink — in honor of a sovereign who served his people faithfully for 70 years, and in the eyes of the people, on behalf of his family and country, who died very recently. To protect their own reputation they saw their UK subscribers.
Netflix has not included a disclaimer in episodes of ‘The Crown’, but has long argued that the series is ‘presented as a drama based on historical events’. November 2020, British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden appealed for the need Netflix adding a disclaimer to the series because it is a work of fiction. The series was airing its fourth season at the time.
“It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, and like any TV show, Netflix should be clear from the start that it’s just that,” Dowden said at the time. “Without this, I fear that a generation of viewers who have never experienced these events will mistake fiction for fact.”
netflix Resolved by refusing to add a disclaimer, a spokesperson issued the following statement: As a result, there is no plan or need to add a disclaimer. “
Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in “The Crown.” Agree with Netflix,inform variety“It’s a very obviously dramatic version of events. It’s fictional, just like you can’t mistake what actually happened to Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch for the ‘succession’.”i also understand [the request] It comes from the Royal Family and Diana’s place of susceptibility and protection.
‘The Crown’ Season 5 premieres on Netflix on November 9th.