The move has been described by Peter Morgan, the creator of the award-winning series, as a ‘mark of respect’ for Queen Elizabeth II
As a result of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, filming is to halt on the new series of the Netflix drama The Crown. Peter Morgan’s award-winning series, which dramatises the lives of the British monarchy, was in the process of shooting its fifth season when the Queen’s death was announced.
“The Crown is a love letter to her and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect. I expect we will stop filming out of respect too,” he told news site Deadline. (This was then confirmed by a source at Netflix.) It follows a 2016 comment by one of the drama’s producers, Stephen Daldry, about the show having plans in place in the event of the monarch’s death.
