Prince Harry Received Preview Screeners, Script For 'The Crown' Amid Million-Dollar Netflix Deal?
Prince Harry has a multimillion-dollar relationship with Netflix, but does he have any say over what the streaming service releases?
"The Crown," a controversial show that dramatizes his entire family.
Despite their business relationship, the Duke of Sussex has no clue how he will be featured in the program when it airs next month, according to The Sun.
Netflix executives have not offered Meghan Markle's husband any opportunities to speak on the editorial storyline of "The Crown's" fifth and sixth seasons.
The show, however, collaborated with Leftbank Pictures and showrunner Peter Morgan on the final result.
According to a TV expert, Netflix CEO Ted Sanders remains "autonomous and not part of [the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's] remit."
Per a Netflix team member based in Los Angeles, Prince Harry has not read the Emmy Award-winning show's scripts or been handed sample screeners.
If Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were given a sneak peek at the episodes, it has been stated that no alterations would be made to the fictitious drama about his parents' lives in the 1980s and 1990s.
According to reports and new photos, the former couple's marriage was in disarray, as were Princess Diana's relationships, then-Prince Charles' affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, and Prince William and Prince Harry's problems.
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An insider reported that many may believe that the Duke of Sussex's contract with Netflix gives him some power over the company's production, but this is not the case.
"He has some control over the stuff he creates for them, but the firm stays autonomous."
Furthermore, no one knows whether he expected to have any input when he arrived at the table, but it was apparently made plain from the start that "The Crown" is not part of his remit.
Only the drama executive team and department heads have viewed the screeners for "The Crown," but the preview will be distributed to chosen Netflix team members and associates in the coming days.
Princess Diana's Panorama Interview with Martin Bashir in 1995 is one of the important events shown in the show, which is believed to be a "particularly emotional" issue for her sons.
It is generally known that the two boys were outraged with how the BBC reporter acquired her trust and how her interview triggered a bomb in their world, resulting in a full-fledged battle between then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
"Any repeat of those times would be very upsetting for him to witness."
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