the crown Our time and executive producer were never meant to catch up Susan Mackey He says the endpoint was set long before the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
“run out [Morgan, showrunner] “I knew from the beginning, 10 years ago, that it would be 2005,” Mackey said. Hollywood Reporter In an interview published on Friday, November 17.
She added: “He always said: ‘I want to finish by the time I want.’ Camilla And Charles ‘Get married.’ I always see it in a somewhat fanciful way. Such is the end of our journey: peace has returned to the land, and they live happily ever after.
the crown It tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s life since the 1940s. Since the Netflix drama debuted in 2016, writers have faced questions about how closely the series closely resembles modern-day royals. Ultimately, Morgan explained that he felt like anything from the past two decades would remain off-screen.
“I think you’re becoming more interesting [with time]Morgan said THR In August 2020.”Megan [Markle] And [Prince] Harry They are in the middle of their journey, and I don’t know what their journey is or how it will end. One hopes for some happiness, but I feel more comfortable writing about things that happened at least 20 years ago. I kind of have a 20-year rule in my head. That’s enough time and distance to really understand something, understand its role, understand its position, understand its importance.
He continued: “Often things that seem very important today are immediately forgotten, and other things have a habit of surviving and proving to be historically relevant and long-lasting. I don’t know where in the scheme of things that is.” Prince Andrew Or indeed Meghan Markle or Harry will appear at all.
While some thought the Queen’s death in September 2022 might change his perspective, the season was written long before her death. Filming for the final season began days before Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. Production was briefly halted following her death but resumed later that month.
In fact, the final season of the crown – The second part of it will begin on December 14 – and will end long before the Queen dies or when Prince Harry meets Meghan Markle. However, the final episodes depict the beginning of another love story: Matthew Prince William (Ed McPhee) he met Kate Middleton (And Bellamy). The Prince and Princess of Wales met in 2001 at the University of St Andrews, which will be covered before The Crown series finale.