Production on Season 6 of The Crown is predicted to be shut down following the dying of Queen Elizabeth II on the age of 96 on Thursday.
Peter Morgan, author of the Emmy-winning Netflix drama, confirmed to Deadline that filming will stop “out of respect”.
“The Crown is a love letter to her and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect. I expect we will stop filming out of respect too,” he advised the publication.
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The Crown director Stephen Daldry had additionally beforehand acknowledged that if the collection was in production throughout the dying of the queen, it might stop filming.
“None of us know when that time will come but it would be right and proper to show respect to the Queen,” he advised Deadline in 2016.
“It would be a simple tribute and a mark of respect. She’s a global figure and it’s what we should do. She’s an extraordinary woman and people will be upset.”
The upcoming Season 5 for The Crown was anticipated to premiere on Netflix this November.
The collection has had three actresses painting the Queen: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and now Imelda Staunton.
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Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her Balmoral dwelling, Buckingham Palace introduced.
The information got here after Buckingham Palace issued an announcement confirming the Queen was “remaining under medical supervision” as medical doctors have been “concerned for her health”.
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