Too much fiction! Britain asks Netflix to add fictitious statement to "The Crown"

"The Crown" Season 4 stills


1905 movie news Recently, the popular American drama "The Crown" was launched in the fourth season. Because this season's plot involves a wide range of popular events such as Princess Diana and Prince Charles' marriages discuss. Although the drama has received quite high scores on various rating platforms, some of the fictional plots are still controversial.


Recently, the British government asked Netflix to add a disclaimer of "partial plot fiction" to the show. Plots such as Princess Diana’s bulimia, refusal to accompany Prince Charles in Australia’s mountain climbing, and Charles’ frequent phone calls with Camilla during his marriage are all fictitious.


The British Secretary of Culture Oliver Dawden bluntly said in an interview with the media: "This is a beautifully produced fictional work. Like other TV works, Netflix should be very clear that it is like this from the beginning." Oliver Dawden He also planned to write to Netflix to express his concerns. He added: "If I don't make a statement, I am worried that young audiences who have not experienced these historical events may regard the fiction as a fact."


Season 4 of The Crown Stills


Coincidentally, this series was also controversial after it was aired in Australia because of the fictional plot. In the fourth season, former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke disliked the British royal family and called the Queen of England a "pig". Australian media believed that, Hawke never said the word.


Princess Diana’s younger brother, Earl Spencer, also said in a recent interview: “The Americans told me that they watched "The Crown" like a history lesson, in fact it is not. You can say that it is adapting history. But it’s not all history."