While there may be a great outcry from fans of The crown to continue telling the story of the royal family, despite the series ending after six masterful seasons, don’t count Gillian Anderson among these people.
The 55-year-old actress, who played British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in season 4 of the hit Netflix series, says the storyline came to an end at exactly the right time and had all to do with time.
“Oh, no. I think it probably ended in the right place,” Anderson said when ET’s Kevin Frazier asked if she wanted to see more The crown. “It was getting too close to the present. It’s a lot easier when it was in the past, and I think people didn’t necessarily have a direct relationship with the people on screen.”
Anderson states that the storyline was reaching out to the current royals, and even if there was some truth to how they were being portrayed in the series, “the most outraged seemed to emerge”.
O sixth and final season in The crown ended in December when Netflix dropped the final six episodes. The final episode was set in 2005 – almost 17 years earlier Death of Queen Elizabeth in September 2022.
The series paid homage to the brilliant women who played Elizabeth – from Imelda Staunton for Claire Foy It is Olivia Colmanwho previously portrayed the queen at different points in her life in seasons 1 to 2 and 3 to 4, respectively.
Anderson was also among the brilliant women who shined on the series. In fact, his skillful portrayal of the famous prime minister earned him her first Primetime Emmy in 24 years.
His latest project also revolves around a real speech. On Netflix To harvestAnderson plays BBC journalist Emily Maitlis, who interrogates Prince Andrew (Rufus Sewell) about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The explosive interview shown in 2019 on News at night and the interview had immediate ramifications, as Andrew announced that he would step back from royal duties just days after the BBC broadcast the interview.
To harvest comes at a delicate time for the royals as they continue to deal with Kate Middleton’s shocking case cancer diagnosisnot to mention King Charles III dealing with his own undisclosed cancer diagnosisalso.
“It’s a time where we understand that they’ve asked for some peace and tranquility regarding what they’re experiencing and it seems like that’s the least we can do,” says Anderson. “It’s a complicated relationship the royal family has with the press… I think in this case, with this latest double whammy of news, the least people can do is give them a break and let the headlines calm down. them, to process this as the human beings they truly are.”
Said that, To harvest it’s less about Prince Andrew’s bombshell interview and more about the brave women (including editor Esme Wren and played by Romola Garai) who worked tirelessly alongside producer Sam McAlister (Billie Piper) to land the coveted interview.
To harvestdirected by Philip Martin (The crown), will be released on April 5th on Netflix.
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