The Bear and Shōgun dominated as the nominees for the 76th Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday, July 17. Shōgun, the smash historical drama based on James Clavell’s 1975 book of the same name, led all nominees with 25, including nods for Outstanding Drama Series and acting nomination for stars …
Read More »'Scoop': The Story Behind One Royal Bombshell of an Interview
Do yourself a favor and, whether you’ve only seen snippets or have never set eyes on it, watch the full 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. You can find it on YouTube. The conversation is just as fascinating, revealing, and horrifying as you’ve heard it is. For journalists, it’s a …
Read More »'Succession' Wins Best TV Drama at Golden Globes, Just Like Everyone Predicted
The Golden Globes‘ most nominated TV series of the night, Succession, took home the top honors Sunday night. The beloved HBO show, which ended after four seasons and dramatized the fragility of family-run media empires, won in the Best Television Series — Drama category. “We decided this was the right …
Read More »'The Crown' May Have Broken Up Dominic West and Prince Harry's Friendship
It’s no secret that the royals are not huge fans of The Crown, Netflix’s smash-hit series chronicling a lightly fictionalized version of the Windsors. But Prince Harry, the famously more chill scion who stepped down as a working royal in 2020, has previously said that he is “comfortable” with the …
Read More »'The Crown': Prince Harry Actor Luther Ford on Getting Cast Out of Uni
When Luther Ford sent in an audition tape to star in the final season of The Crown, putting his best foot forward to play Prince Harry in Netflix’s hit series, the 23-year-old didn’t expect to land the gig. As a university student studying editing and directing, Ford says he didn’t …
Read More »'The Crown' Ends With Too Much Prince William and Kate Middleton
An unexpected thing happens in the series finale of The Crown, which Netflix released today: Queen Elizabeth is the main character. This would seem to be the most predictable thing in the world, right? The Crown began with Elizabeth’s unexpected ascension to the British throne at the age of 25, …
Read More »'The Crown' Has Become Lame Royalist Propaganda
The Crown is back. The sixth and final season of Netflix’s royal drama begins with some Big D Energy: It’s all about Diana and Dodi, the young lovers whose whirlwind romance ended tragically in the Paris car crash that became the “Where were you?” moment for a generation. The first …
Read More »'The Crown' Struggles Mightily With Princess Diana's Death
The 2006 film The Queen, written by Peter Morgan, dramatizes the immediate aftermath of the death of Princess Diana. Much of the conflict comes from Queen Elizabeth’s reluctance to publicly address the grief of her subjects, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair pleading with her to speak. In the fourth …
Read More »The Beginning of the End of Princess Diana's Royal Nightmare Unfolds in 'The Crown' Season 6 Trailer
Tensions are rising for Princess Diana and the whole of England in the official trailer for The Crown Season six, which will premiere on Netflix with its first four episodes on Nov. 16. The series ramps up for the epic finale of the popular series through the use of the …
Read More »Final Season of 'The Crown' Will Cover Diana's Death, Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. TBD on Andrew and Epstein
Queen Elizabeth II and the Windsors will return for one last go-around in the loosely fictionalized ringer, with the sixth and final season of The Crown premiering next month on Netflix. The show’s final 10 episodes will be split into two parts. Part one will largely take place in 1997, …
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