Netflix has no intention of warning the Crown that it is a work of fiction

Netflix has no intention of warning the Crown that it is a work of fiction

Netflix has ``no plans'' to add a disclaimer to its hit drama The Crown qualifying it as fictional, according to a statement from the streaming service published by The Guardian. UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden previously told The Mail on Sunday that Netflix should make it clear at the start of every episode that the show is fictional. "It's a beautifully produced work of fiction, so like other television productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning, that's all," he said. Dowden was concerned that viewers who have not experienced these events in Royal Family history would take it for granted and plan to write to Netflix. Ultimately, Netflix's statement values ​​the intelligence of its subscribers. “We have always presented The Crown as a drama and we believe our members understand that it is a work of fiction based largely on historical fact. Therefore, we have no plans and see no need to add a disclaimer. The biggest complaints about the show (in the Mail article, anyway) center around the portrayal of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's relationship. The most arbitrary complaints gathered in the Guardian article center around alleged granular inaccuracies, such as Prince Charles' fishing technique: wow, can you even enjoy a TV show that's wrong? The Crown season 4 has just been released on Netflix, while seasons 5 and 6 are in the works.

Did it ever matter?

Some people in the UK are particularly sensitive to the portrayal of the royal family - it's a controversial subject, and season four of The Crown firmly explores parts of British history that many people alive remember. That said, it's hard to see the original complaint here as terribly sincere; it feels more like political punctuation, especially when the comments first appear in a tabloid. After all, is a Netflix TV show really the most important thing for the UK government to worry about in 2020?