According to reports on Sunday, Netflix has refused to post a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode on popular show, ‘The Crown’ despite demands made from UK Minister and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowde.
Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret on show also proposed that Netflix had a moral obligation to post a disclaimer that it is a work of fiction. Earl Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, has also professed concern about people taking the show as the ‘gospel’ truth. Critics also supported the view that many scenes were invented and in fact did not take place. The audience were also said to believe that the show was a work of historical accuracy, thus demands arose to put the disclaimer.
In a statement to The Mail, the streaming platform stated that “We
have always presented The Crown as a drama, and we have every
confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s
broadly based on historical events.”
The creator of the show, Peter Morgan, has attested that the show is an act of creative imagination, based broadly on history, research, and most importantly, drama. The streaming giant and the creators of the show themselves have expressed that viewers are aware that the show is not the accurate historic depiction, rather it is based on events of the past.
Oliver Dowde has emphasised that the newer generation, having not lived through the era, may take it as the authentic truth.
The statement added “As a result we have no plans, and see no need, to add a disclaimer,”
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