“The Crown”: the series is a hit after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, according to Netflix

Louise Bernard and Solène Delinger 9:56 a.m., September 14, 2022

The series

which traces the life of the British royal family, is once again fascinating Netflix subscribers.

Since the death of Elizabeth II, the number of viewings of the Netflix show would indeed have increased by 800% in England last weekend, compared to the previous weekend.

A big increase was also noted in Australia, a Commonwealth kingdom, but also in France.

This resurgence in popularity is confirmed by the data collected by the specialized site Whip Media.

According to them, since September 8, the series has been three times more watched in France than over the same period the previous week.

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A "peak of interest" since the disappearance of the queen

If Netflix did not want to communicate precise figures, the streaming platform, on the other hand, confirms to Europe 1 a real “peak of interest” for

.

The first season, which dates from six years ago, was one of the ten most watched series last week on Netflix in 26 countries.

And again, the world learned of the death of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday.

However, Netflix does the calculation from Monday to Sunday.

The series will no doubt go up the rankings even more this week.

A disturbing fiction among the Windsors

Peter Morgan's series is a fiction.

But it is she who most faithfully tells the story of the Windsors.

The first season opens with the marriage, in 1947, of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and traces the first steps of the young woman in her role as queen.

The third and fourth seasons of the Netflix show have been more controversial within the royal family since they return to the love triangle formed by Charles, his wife Diana, and his mistress Camilla Shand.

The dissatisfaction of the Windsors, when the episodes were released, was such that the British government asked Netflix in 2020 to add a warning to indicate that it was indeed a fiction. 

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