Netflix rectifies after criticism of Judi Dench

‘The Crown’ was from its birth one of the most important and most expensive series on Netflix. It is one of its flagships in terms of quality and means. However, it has also been involved in controversy for some time. The series stopped its filming in respect of the death of Elizabeth II, but the truth is that ‘The Crown’ is about to premiere its season 5. Not only that, the death of the queen has triggered the popularity of the series, that has seen how its initial seasons reached better positions in the top than even in its beginnings. The media fever that has surrounded the British crown these months has had a direct impact on the series.

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For Netflix this will surely be positive in terms of audience, but it was clear that the controversy was also going to end up coming. Judi Dench, a more than authorized voice in England, recently criticized ‘The Crown’ harshly. Although the series is obviously based on true events, she has always approached her account as a dramatization of such historical figures. However, as it approaches the present, the events related hurt the British more and raise more eyebrows. In the next season nothing less than the death of Lady Di will be addressed, about which much has been theorized and even stated that everything was a conspiracy by the Royal House to end her life. Also about the rumors that she was pregnant. Lurid facts and theories that will make this season the most controversial to date. Reality, in addition, that coincides with the greater magnifying glass and attention that the British crown now has. In Dench’s words:

The closer the drama gets to our current times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism. Given some of the hurtful suggestions seemingly contained in the new series, like King Charles plotting to have his mother abdicate, for example, or once suggesting his mother’s upbringing was so poor it might have warranted a jail sentence , this is cruelly unfair and is damaging the institution they represent. No one believes in artistic freedom more than I do, but this cannot go unnoticed.

Netflix, now, seems to have picked up the cable. In the trailer for season five he has added a notice, or a disclaimer, to clarify the fictional character of his series as requested by the renowned British actress:

Inspired by true events, this fictional dramatization tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.

The keywords are “inspired” and “fictional dramatization”, just what Judi Dench asked for. Will it be enough for the British fans of the crown not to be offended against Netflix?