Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ sixth and final season will touch up on Princess
Diana’s tragic death
Producers of Netflix’s hit show, The Crown,
are reportedly in a frenzy after they were unable to bring back a main cast
member to the show’s upcoming season 6.
According to The Sun, Gillian Anderson, who portrayed Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher in the royal drama, has allegedly refused to reprise the
role for the new series.
Despite winning an Outstanding
Supporting Actress Emmy award for the role, the outlet claimed that
“scheduling issues” is the main reason cited to not return to the
show.
According to the outlet, casting trouble appeared to cause
issues behind the scenes, with a source revealing to the outlet that Gillian
not returning was a “blow” to production.
“Gillian’s portrayal of
Thatcher was met with global critical acclaim and she was a huge asset to
The Crown,” the insider said. “It had been hoped she would be able to make
an appearance in scenes around the golden wedding but sadly that has not
been the case due to scheduling issues.”
Assuring that altered scripts mean that viewers won’t notice
any issues behind the scenes, the source added, “It’s been another blow for
producers in what’s already been a fairly dogged production.”
Per the reports, the original script was to recreate a dinner held by
Queen and Philip, attended by Thatcher, Princess Anne, and others. But
without Gillian to play the former Prime Minister, executives are said to
have switched it to a different dinner.
The Crown was created and written by Gillian’s ex-partner Peter
Morgan, with the pair dating for four years until 2020 and sparking rumours
of a rekindled romance earlier this year.
Highly-anticipated, the
sixth and final season of The Crown will see the return of Elizabeth
Debicki’s Princess Diana – in scenes depicting the year of the late
Princess’ death.
