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The Crown is one of the few shows that will not be blown off course by the coronavirus catastrophe currently gripping global television and film productions. Left Bank Pictures has decided to forge ahead with a final week of filming on Season 4 of the Netflix royal drama, with the production company simply needing to…

The Crown may be ending after five seasons on Netflix, but producer Andy Harries has hinted that the show could go on. Harries, CEO of Sony-owned Left Bank Pictures, told a Banff Media Festival event in London that his company owns the rights to the Peter Morgan-penned drama as part of its original deal with…

EXCLUSIVE: Tobias Menzies, one of the breakout stars from the third season of Netflix drama The Crown, has just signed with WME for representation in all areas. Menzies received a Golden Globe nomination for playing Prince Philip in the royal drama, and will reprise the role in Season 4 of the Left Bank Picture show…

The Crown is set to end with its fifth season with Imelda Staunton taking on the role of Queen Elizabeth. The surprise news comes just after the premiere of season three of Netflix’s royal drama and ahead of season four of the Left Bank-produced series. Staunton has been rumored to take on the role of Queen Elizabeth…

The UK's film and TV industries are undergoing an unprecedented boom. Last year, production spend on these shores exceeded $4.7bn (£3.6bn), a 16% increase on the previous highest on record, according to statistics published by the British Film Institute (BFI) today. However, while inward investment skyrocketed last…

Netflix has been accused of funneling as much as $430M of its international profits into tax havens, while at the same time receiving more than $1M in tax relief in the UK. A report by British think-tank Tax Watch said that, like other major tech companies including Google and Amazon, “there is little doubt that…

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Colman secured a royal win for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's The Crown last night at the Golden Globes. But there's no rest for television's royal family as the team behind the Left Bank-produced saga are deep into production on season four. While Colman and her colleagues…

UPDATED with video from speech: "I had money on this not happening,” said a “completely stumped” Olivia Colman tonight as she scooped her third Golden Globe, this time winning as Best Actress in a TV Series Drama for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in Left Bank Pictures/Netflix's The Crown. Colman took over the part…

They say that we live in a golden age of television — and it’s a well-worn phrase that is certainly borne out in the quality of British shows that have landed on our screens over the past 10 years. There are standout hits to choose from across genres, and the decade culminated with UK television exports exploding to a…

Netflix has provided a small insight into its most-watched shows of the year in Britain and beyond. While it did not publish any actual data, the lists provide an intriguing glimpse into viewing behavior on the streamer. Originals TV shows including The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann, Sex Education, The Witcher…

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown season three scooped up a record haul of Golden Globes nominations earlier this week, and now the Netflix juggernaut and shows like White Lines have helped boost producer Left Bank Pictures’ earnings to an unparalleled high. According to earnings filed at Britain’s Companies House, Left Bank’s…

Netflix’s new-look third season of The Crown has been rewarded with a record haul of Golden Globes nominations. The lavish Left Bank Pictures-produced drama about the British royal family received four nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on Monday, beating its first and second season, which…