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Each season requires meticulous planning and research. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 18 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Crown creator Peter Morgan has revealed the careful process behind deciding which historical events make it into Netflix\u2019s epic royal drama.<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s fourth season debuted late last year, distilling a tumultuous 11-year period into a mere 10 episodes, meaning some tough calls had to be made on what could feasibly be included.<\/p>\n

Of course, there was never any doubt that important moments like the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana would be depicted in The Crown<\/a>, but incidents like Michael Fagan<\/a>\u2018s palace break-in may have come as more of a surprise.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> following The Crown\u2019s impressive 24 Emmy nominations<\/a>, Morgan explained how combing through the numerous fascinating events is the \u201clongest\u201d part of writing the show.<\/p>

\u201cThis is the part of the writing process that takes me the longest \u2014 working out what to leave out and what to put in. I like to think that\u2019s the magic ingredient and what defines The Crown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes us at least nine months, outlining and outlining, before the writing of any season starts. History, even recent history, is so reductive, and so many gems disappear into a black hole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morgan added: \u201cNo one would thank us for churning out the \u2018greatest hits\u2019 of any decade. We have to dig deep and find the surprises, the overlooked stories, like palace break-ins, and put them alongside the iconic events \u2014 like moon landings or weddings, or elections, or assassinations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once those agonising decisions have been made, The Crown has dedicated researchers, script editors and historians on hand to focus in on the selected moments, with Morgan praising Annie Sulzberger and Oona O\u2019Beirn for leading the team.<\/p>\n

The Crown seasons 1-4 are available to stream on Netflix. Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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