On Thursday, Netflix released the trailer for season five of The Crown, the series that chronicles the history and vicissitudes of the British royal family during the reign of Elizabeth II. The fifth season of the series is set in the nineties and concerns, among other things, the events surrounding the relationship between the then Prince Charles (now King Charles III) and Diana up until his death in 1997. It will be available from the next 9. November and will be the first to be released after the death of Elizabeth II, played this time by British actress Imelda Staunton.
The Crown is a drama based on historical events and as such presents reconstructions which in some cases are not necessarily historically accurate or do not quite correspond to what actually happened, particularly in relation to conversations between the characters involved or what they think . Because of this, some critics argue, as in previous seasons, that the reconstructions of private conversations or events narrated in the series can confuse audiences and lead them to believe that certain events took place differently than they did. really gone.
For example, the new season alludes to an alleged plan by Prince Charles to persuade the Queen to abdicate, which former British Prime Minister John Major has described as “total and malicious nonsense”. According to well-known actress Judi Dench, the series also seems “to want to blur the lines between historical accuracy and an obscene sensationalism” that could damage the monarchy’s image: there should be a warning for this, clearly indicating that the facts, that are told in the series are not always historically accurate, Dench wrote in a letter to the Times.
In response to Major’s criticism, a Netflix spokesperson clarified that the show’s fifth season is a “fictionalized revamp” that “envisions” what happened “behind closed doors” in “a significant decade for the royal family.” “ has been studied and well documented by journalists, biographers and historians ». Netflix then added a notice on The Crown page on its platform and also in the trailer description on YouTube on Friday. The release said: “Inspired by real events, this dramatized series tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal episodes that shaped her reign.”
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