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Netflix in ‘superior talks’ to supply new episode of The Crown after Andrew’s arrest

The controversial present famously targeted on main Royal Household occasions from 1947 to 2005.

The Crown ended after the depiction of King Charles and Queen Camilla’s wedding ceremony (Picture: Netflix)

Netflix is reportedly in “superior talks” with the creator of The Crown, Peter Morgan, to develop a restricted collection centred on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s scandals and his current arrest. It has been claimed that the streaming large has held discussions about creating one-off dramatised specials which discover royal controversies.

The collection spanned main occasions within the Royal Household’s historical past from Princess Elizabeth’s marriage to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1947 to the marriage of Charles and Camilla in 2005. The present ran for six seasons and led to 2023 and famously featured Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II all through her reign.

The suggestion of a attainable renewal comes after Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday for suspicion of misconduct in public workplace.

Andrew was performed by Tom Byrne in collection 4 of the present (Picture: Netflix)

James Murray performed Andrew within the final two collection of The Crown (Picture: Netflix)

A supply advised the Each day Mail: “The occasions of final week are historic and unprecedented. There have been discussions for a while with Left Financial institution Footage, which owns the rights to The Crown, for a collection of one-off specials about royal scandals and dramas. The Crown, as a collection, has ended, however the title will reside on.”

The supply continued: “There have been superior talks about doing a restricted collection, below The Crown banner, concerning the Andrew saga, which is as dramatic, if no more dramatic, than something proven within the authentic collection, which included episodes on the abdication and the loss of life of Diana.”

Peter Morgan beforehand stated he deliberate to take care of “a cautious distance” from modern-day occasions.

This reportedly consists of Disney+ and Amazon Prime, which beforehand produced a drama based mostly on Andrew’s disastrous BBC Newsnight interview with actor Michael Sheen, taking over the function of the disgraced Duke.

Netflix additionally beforehand produced a present based mostly on the interview, known as Scoop, with actor Rufus Sewell enjoying the ex-Duke and Gillian Anderson taking over the function of Emily Maitlis.

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