Despite a global pandemic, there was still a major influx of talent on screens in 2020.
The line between movies and television blurred in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic shut down big-screen multiplexes and made the small screen our only screen. But even as high-profile films turned our living rooms into movie theaters, viewers still binged big-time on episodic television shows.
Netflix will not be adding a disclaimer to "The Crown" that states the show is fictionalized, Variety has confirmed. Last week, U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden asked that such a label be added to the show in an interview with Daily Mail, citing that he fears "a generation of viewers who did not live through […]
Netflix's The Crown has once again made headlines for taking creative license with real-life royalty — and Helena Bonham Carter thinks the show ought to clear up this fresh wave of confusion. On Monday's episode of The Crown: The Official Podcast, Carter — who plays Princess Margaret in Seasons 3 and 4 — discussed the […]
U.K. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has demanded that Netflix label "The Crown" as fiction, in order to make it clear that certain events depicted in the show should not be taken as fact. In an interview with Daily Mail, Dowden said: "It's a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix […]
While the Netflix drama’s take on the narrative of the young Diana is entertainment and not a documentary, it’s bringing her story to a whole new generation.
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Two women running Britain, "perhaps that is precisely what this country needs," Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman) says in a new trailer for the fourth season of "The Crown." But, as anyone with an understanding of U.K. history knows, it is anything but smooth sailing when Margaret Thatcher (played here by Gillian Anderson) becomes Prime […]
Season 4 of British royal family drama will premiere on Netflix Nov. 15.
Netflix has revealed first looks for Gillian Anderson, who plays U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Emma Corrin as Princess Diana, ahead of the fourth season of hit show "The Crown" that streams in November. "Change is coming. 15th November," Netflix tweeted on Tuesday, as it released four new images from the series. Change is […]
From Jimmy Kimmel's hosting plans to semi-glamorous red carpet shows, here's everything you need to know about the Emmys.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the entertainment industry has responded to the increased at-home demand with a plethora of bingeable viewing options that offer a little something for everyone.
Fans of 'The Crown' got a brief glimpse of Princess Diana's iconic wedding gown in a Thursday teaser for Season 4 of Netflix's hit series.
"The Crown" has set the date for its royal return. Season 4 of the acclaimed Netflix series will premiere Nov. 15. The news was announced alongside a teaser trailer, which showed plenty of clips of Emma Corrin in character as Princess Diana. "Something as important as the monarchy simply cannot be allowed to fail," reads […]
"The Crown" has found its Princess Diana. Elizabeth Debicki, who will be seen next in Christopher Nolan's "Tenet," has been cast as the late, famous royal in the fifth and sixth seasons of "The Crown." "Princess Diana's spirit, her words and her actions live in the hearts of so many. It is my true privilege […]
“The Crown” has found its Prince Phillip (again) to play opposite Imelda Staunton’s Queen Elizabeth for the Netflix drama’s final two seasons.Jonathan Pryce will take over the role from Tobias Menzies, who plays Elizabeth’s husband in Season 3 and 4, the latter of which debuts later this year. Matt Smith played the young Prince Phillip during the show’s first two seasons opposite Claire Foy. The fifth and sixth seasons of the Netflix drama will be the show’s last.Pryce joins Staunton and Lesley Manville, who will play Princess Margaret.Also Read: 'The Crown' Season 5 Won't Premiere Until 2022Netflix had initially planned to end the show after the fifth season, before deciding to extend it to six. That means that each version of the cast will have gotten to serve two seasons on the historical drama. “As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons,” Creator Peter Morgan said. “To be clear, Series 6 will not bring us any closer to present day – it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail.”Pryce is known his roles as the High Sparrow in “Game of Thrones,” along with a slew of other films including “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Most recently, he received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Pope Francis in “The Two Popes.”The upcoming fourth season of “The Crown,” which is expected to debut later this year, will cover Queen Elizabeth and the British royal family during the Princess Diana era. Season 3 of “The Crown,” which launched last November, left off in 1977 at the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.Read original story ‘The Crown': Jonathan Pryce Cast as Prince Phillip for Final Two Seasons At TheWrap
More than five months after revealing "The Crown" will end after season five, Netflix has said its hit show about Britain's Royal Family will, in fact, extend to a sixth season that will take the series into the early 2000s. The streaming giant announced the change of plans on Twitter on Thursday, highlighting that creator […]
The Crown is set to end with its fifth season with Imelda Staunton taking on the role of Queen Elizabeth. The surprise news comes just after the premiere of season three of Netflix's royal drama and ahead of season four of the Left Bank-produced series. Staunton has been rumored to take on the role of […]
Megxit is really happening.
Olivia Colman just assumed the throne on The Crown — but Netflix is already lining up her replacement. Oscar nominee and Harry Potter veteran Imelda Staunton has signed on to play Queen Elizabeth II in Seasons 5 and 6 of the royal drama, according to a report in The Daily Mail. Colman will still play […]
Can you answer these tough royal family quiz questions — along with ten strangers? There's no room for mistakes.
“I had a choice to make: I could accept what I felt was pay discrimination or I could stand up for those who came before me and those who will come after me. I chose to stand up," says the "Precious" actress.
"I don't know why they're so mean to a fellow human being," Olivia Colman said of the media's treatment of the royal couple.
The It List is Yahoo’s weekly look at the best in pop culture, including movies, music, TV, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. Here are our picks for Nov. 11-17, including the best deals we could find for each.