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Huge Netflix drama already ‘tipped for shock return’ just one year after ending-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro
The award-winning drama could be back in spin-off form.
It’s reported that the makers of The Crown are mulling over spin-offs for Netflix (Picture: Keith Bernstein/Netflix)
Netflix could see one of one of its biggest ever shows, The Crown, return in a new format with reports that its makers have been inspired by the success of Scoop.
Alongside their own award-winning drama, the recent 102-minute dramatisation of Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview grabbed headlines as well as viewers’ attention.
The Crown ran for six seasons and from 2016 until 2023 to great acclaim, covering the life and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, up to near the present day.
Boasting a star-studded cast of the likes of Olivia Colman, Claire Foy, Matt Smith and Dominic West, the historic drama also launched the careers of exciting new actors like Josh O’Connor and Elizabeth Debicki.
In 2024, the streaming platform then tackled the controversial interview Prince Andrew agreed to with Emily Maitlis in 2019 in Scoop, starring Rufus Sewell as Andrew, Gillian Anderson as Maitlis, and with the cast rounded out by Billie Piper and Keeley Hawes.
The televised chat ultimately ended his public life as a serving member of the royal family.
The Crown was an award-winning success across six seasons for Netflix, following Queen Elizabeth II’s reign (Picture: Keith Bernstein/Netflix)
After Scoop’s telling of Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview, fans could be in for more royal content in a sorter form (Picture: Netflix/Everett/Rex/Shutterstock)
Given the positive reception to both Scoop now as well as The Crown, which won multiple Emmys and Baftas, it’s been reported that the showmakers of The Crown are considering reviving the drama, but in a mini-series or one-off format for various spin-offs.
Peter Morgan initially created and served as the main writer for The Crown, which was produced by Leftbank Pictures ad Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.
One popular idea is said to be focusing on King Edward VII’s reign, which ran from 1901 until his death in 1910, as a one season mini-series.
The Crown’s portrayal of well-known events in the near-past, such as Princess Diana’s death, were seen as controversial (Picture: Keith Bernstein/Netflix)
‘The consensus was that the royal drama seemed to wane the closer it came to modern day and retelling multiple stories that so many were familiar with,’ a source told The Sun.
‘But Scoop showed that rather than doing this in a drawn-out, ten-part series, focussing instead on one moment in time seemed to hook people.
‘If they can repeat that pattern by delivering prequels in a shorter form, they believe they may have come up with a winning formula for a new incarnation of The Crown.’
Showrunners are said to be eyeing up the reign of King Edward VII for a mini-series (Picture: W. & D. Downey/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria, was the only monarch from the 20th century not portrayed onscreen in The Crown.
King Edward VIII was played by Alex Jennings and Sir Derek Jacobi across the show, while George V was played by Richard Dillane in flashbacks and George VI was portrayed by Jared Harris in the first two seasons.
There have previously been flashbacks to the earlier Edwardian period on The Crown, and Edward VII would offer plenty of material.
His near 60-year career as Prince of Wales and heir to the throne earned him a playboy reputation thanks to his leisurely lifestyle and multiple mistresses – as many as 55.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Netflix, Leftbank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for comment.
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