Ellise Shafer editorNetflix 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 these events may mistake fiction for fact.”However, Netflix disagrees, and believes that their viewers are aware of its fictionalized nature.“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,” a Netflix spokesperson tells Variety.
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