‘The Crown’ Gets November Premiere Date After Sensitive Behind-The-Scenes Discussions Following Death Of Queen
deadline.comThe fifth season of The Crown will premiere on Netflix beginning November 9, the streamer said Saturday. The drama was always scheduled to launch on the streamer that month, but following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 there has been acute sensitivity at Netflix about how to proceed.Protocols were instigated back in 2016, before The Crown first debuted, about how to manage transmission in the event of the much-loved monarch’s passing.
Peter Morgan, the Emmy-winning drama’s creator, and Stephen Daldry, an executive producer, were always adamant, as were others, that production be paused for a short period as a mark of respect.Production on filming Season 6 was indeed halted on the day of the queen’s death.
Shooting was also suspended Monday, the day of the state funeral.Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral – A Photo GalleryIn an email Morgan sent to Deadline, the writer said that the series “is a love letter to her.”The Season 5 launch date for The Crown was unveiled during Netflix’s Tudum virtual global fan event.
The date for Tudum was decided several weeks before Queen Elizabeth died.In June, Dominic West, who portrays Prince Charles, now King Charles III, told Deadline that Seasons 5 and 6 of The Crown deal with “tumultuous” events concerning the royal family.
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