Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing a Daily Mail source, report that Netflix and Left Bank have agreed to a prequel spanning from Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 to Princess Elizabeth’s 1947 wedding.
- Peter Morgan is expected to return to lead the project, with the source saying early writing has begun and casting is planned for next year.
- Netflix and Left Bank have not confirmed the deal, and both companies declined to comment in initial reports.
- The reported storyline would cover the abdication crisis of 1936, both World Wars, several royal successions, and the royal family’s 1917 name change to the House of Windsor.
- Coverage pegs the deal at up to £500 million, reflecting confidence after the original series’ six-season run from 2016 to 2023 and its 24 Primetime Emmys.