Netflix Doubles UK Spend To $1B In 2020 Following Success Of Shows Like ‘The Crown’

Giles Borg (Flutter) will direct UK feature Lead Heads, whose ensemble will include Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince), Tom Felton (Harry Potter), Derek Jacobi (Gladiator), Luke Newberry (Anna Karenina), Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and newcomer Olatunji Ayofe.

Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Paloma Faith were among the winners at the first ever virtual Attitude Awards.Actors Luke Evans and Russell Tovey, writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry, musician Yungblud, presenter Michelle Visage and activist Munroe Bergdorf tonight scooped up honours at the ceremony, hosted on the magazine’s YouTube channel.The Vamps, Yungblud, Faith, Rina Sawayama and Drag Race UK’s The Vivienne all performed at the two-hour ceremony, which was pre-recorded at the Roundhouse in

Given that “The Crown” offers a dramatized depiction of real events involving Britain’s royal family, viewers may not realize that what they’re watching is far less real than they might believe.

Ellise Shafer editorUK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has demanded that Netflix label “The Crown” as fiction, making it clear that certain events depicted in the show should not be taken as fact.In an interview with Daily Mail, Dowden said: “It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that.

Netflix has doubled the amount of money spent on making TV shows and films in the UK this year.The streaming giant will have spent $1billion (£750million) by the end of 2020, as its production chain continues to soldier on during the coronavirus pandemic.Major UK successes for Netflix include The Crown, which just released its fourth season, and Sex Education and The Witcher, both set to drop new seasons in 2021.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has revealed she’s bagged a movie role and will make her acting debut, just days after Jesy Nelson’s temporary departure from Little Mix. Leigh-Anne will join an all-black cast to star in British Christmas-themed romantic comedy Boxing Day.The announcement comes after 29-year-old Jesy’s decision to temporarily leave the chart-topping girl band for “private medical reasons”.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is hitting the big screen!

EXCLUSIVE: I May Destroy You and The Maze Runner actor Aml Ameen has commenced production on his directorial debut feature, Boxing Day, a UK based Christmas romantic comedy in which he’ll also star. Joining him on the call sheet are How to Get Away with Murder alum Aja Naomi King, Leigh-Anne Pinnock of the British girl group Little Mix (in her first film role), and Golden Globe and BAFTA-winner Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies).

Naman Ramachandran Netflix’s “Delhi Crime” won best drama series at the 48th International Emmy Awards while iconic British actor Glenda Jackson and 13-year-old Billy Barratt won the acting categories.The awards were announced during a live ceremony hosted by actor Richard Kind on Monday.Jackson added to her BAFTA leading actress win for BBC TV movie “Elizabeth is Missing,” while Barratt won for another BBC TV movie, “Responsible Child,” which also won the TV movie/mini-series

The Crown season 4 premiered on Netflix this week to both rave reviews and its fair share of controversy in regard to its dubious interpretations of history. Yet inaccuracies aside, this is nothing short of a delicious romp through the political, social and royal turmoil of 1980s Britain, delivered with a camp sense of pomp and ceremony.Directed by Benjamin Caron, this season packs in more scandal than both the Bold And The Beautiful and Days Of Our Lives combined.

But despite being grateful to be cast in the iconic role, the 24-year-old has now admitted she would feel awkward confronting Diana’s children, Princes William and Harry.

Fans all over the world are now seeing Emma Corrin dazzle as Lady Diana Spencer (a.k.a. Princess Diana) on season 4 of “The Crown”, but in real life, the 24-year-old British actress also has some glamorous connections. Corrin appeared on Tuesday’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” where she revealed that singer Harry Styles has close ties to her dog, whose name just happens to be Spencer.

Emma Corrin dazzle as Lady Diana Spencer (a.k.a. Princess Diana) on season 4 of, but in real life, the 24-year-old British actress also has some glamorous connections.