Saturday 5 November 2022 11:28 PM Netflix is accused of 'fudging' the 'fiction warning' for The Crown trends now
Netflix is finally set to warn viewers of The Crown that the series is a fictionalised drama – but still refuses to put the disclaimer at the start of every episode.
Instead the US streaming giant plans to place a 'fiction warning' on the home page where viewers click to play episodes, which critics last night blasted as a fudge.
Netflix has been under growing pressure to introduce a disclaimer for The Crown amid fury over its faked storylines based on the Royals.
The Mail on Sunday previously revealed the fury of former Prime Minister John Major, who called the big-budget drama 'malicious nonsense' over bogus scenes in the latest series in which Prince Charles plots to force his mother the Queen to abdicate the throne. Friends of King Charles III called for a boycott over the scenes.
Sir Tony Blair also revealed his anger over the show yesterday, with a spokesman calling The Crown 'complete and utter rubbish' over its fake storylines.
Netflix has resisted calls for a disclaimer on episodes but recently included one on a trailer for the latest series, which is released on Wednesday.
Netflix has been under growing pressure to introduce a disclaimer for The Crown amid fury over its faked storylines based on the Royals
Netflix will place a notice that The Crown is a 'fictionalised dramatization inspired by real events' but the warning will be buried on The Crown's home page rather than stated at the start or end of episode as demanded by the show's critics.
Last night, it emerged Netflix will place a notice that The Crown is a 'fictionalised dramatization inspired by real events'.
But the warning will be buried on The Crown's home page rather than stated at the start or end of episode as demanded by the show's critics.
Royal expert Thomas Blaikie said: 'Netflix is trying to have its cake and eat it too. If it is
