'The Crown' Season 2 to Return in November; Focus on Prince Philip's 'Complexity,' Says EP
Recent talks about the upcoming second season of the biographic drama series "The Crown" point to the possibility of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) taking the backseat to an equally interesting character in the person of her husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Matt Smith). But will the Netflix original series really go as far as depicting the Duke's alleged affairs?
During the Royal Television Society's "The Crown: Deconstructing the Coronation" held in London last week, series creator Peter Morgan teased that season 2 of the critically-acclaimed series will take much of its focus away from the queen to put them on Philip instead.
"I find him extraordinarily interesting — his childhood, again, you couldn't make it up. The soul of season two is about his complexity," Morgan said.
The revelation piqued the fans' interest, who began wondering if the series would be so bold as to depict the Duke's alleged affairs with other women. And although Morgan has previously been quoted to say, "Doesn't everyone in Britain know he had an affair?" actually seeing the series' version of Philip having romantic affairs with other women is not really what the upcoming second season is all about.
For a series that is based on meticulous research, like "The Crown" is, it is important to maintain a modicum of credibility. And since there is no hard evidence of the Prince ever having an affair, people who plan on watching the show for a sight of "Philip rolling out of bed with someone else" will only be putting themselves up for disappointment, according to a source.
"The Crown" season 2 will pick up where the previous installment had left off and will be covering the events in Elizabeth's life from 1956 to 1964 with the main focus on the Suez Crisis and the infamous Profumo affair. It is believed to start streaming on Netflix sometime in November.
