Netflix has added a disclaimer to the description for its latest "The Crown" trailer after receiving backlash over story lines.
In the YouTube description below the video for the fifth season trailer, Netflix states: “inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign” .
None of the previous trailers included this disclaimer, instead going straight into a description of the season.
The fifth season will likely be one of Netflix’s most watched shows of the year but, since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it has faced a bumpy ride.
Earlier this week, British A-lister Dame Judi Dench hit out publicly at the show for “crude sensationalism” in a letter to "The Times" and, two days prior, Netflix postponed its Prince Harry and Meghan Markle documentary series, which was due to follow "The Crown"’s November 9 launch.
"The Crown" producers have also been “on edge” filming the season-six scenes in which Princess Diana is killed in a fatal car crash. Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 and filming on "The Crown" was briefly put on pause during the country’s official mourning period.
Source: Deadline.
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