Summary

• Netflix is releasing a movie called "Scoop" that will cover the events surrounding Emily Maitlis' interview with Prince Andrew in 2019.
• "Scoop" continues "The Crown's" excellent casting choices, including Gillian Anderson as Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew.
• The film faces the challenge of retelling recent events that may make some viewers question the need for it.

Netflix didn't renew The Crown for a seventh season, but the streaming platform is releasing a movie that will serve as the perfect replacement for those who are missing the show. The Netflix historical drama series premiered in late 2016 and ran for six seasons, each encoming various moments in Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family's life, from her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947 to Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. Consequentially, everything that happened after 2005 was not covered in the show, but Netflix's film will depict one recent event involving the royal family.

The Crown ended after season 6 despite plenty more stories to cover in the years following 2005 because the creator, Peter Morgan, simply wanted to. Morgan didn't believe that the historical drama should have continued until the present day and thought that concluding the series after Charles and Camilla's wedding was for the best in of the narrative. So, The Crown dropped its series finale in December 2023, more than seven years following its premiere, and now, a new royal drama is taking its place on the streaming service.

Scoop Is Covering A Story The Crown Would've Had To If Season 7 (& Beyond) Had Happened

Scoop will cover the events leading up to and after the televised interview where the journalist questioned Prince Andrew about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Scoop, a Netflix historical drama film directed by Philip Martin, will depict a story that The Crown never got the chance to tell since it takes place in 2019. If the television series were to continue after season 6, perhaps it would have. Nevertheless, the streaming service is jumping on the opportunity to distribute a movie about Emily Maitlis' infamous 2019 interview with Prince Andrew. Scoop will cover the events leading up to and after the televised interview where the journalist questioned Prince Andrew about his association with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, and his own sexual assault allegations.

Netflix has not announced Scoop's release date, but it is expected to premiere in 2024.

Maitlis' interview, "Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal," aired on BBC's news and current affairs program Newsnight on November 16, 2019. Many called the exchange between Maitlis and Prince Andrew the "scoop of the decade" because of the overwhelming media attention on him, hence the film's title. The infamous segment led to Prince Andrew's downfall as the public responded poorly to his atrocious answers. Sam McAlister later wrote a book about the interview — Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interview — which screenwriter Peter Moffat used as inspiration for Scoop's script.

Scoop Repeats The Crown's Great Casting Choices

It seems as though Scoop is attempting to carry on The Crown's legacy, not only with its story but also with its casting decisions. The cast of Scoop includes:

• Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis
• Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew
• Billie Piper as Sam McAlister
• Keeley Hawes as Amanda Thirsk
• Connor Swindells as Jae Donnelly
• Romola Garai as Esme Wren
• Charity Wakefield as Princess Beatrice
• Lia Williams as Fran Unsworth
• Romola Garai as Esme Wren
• Theresa Godly as BBC U.S. News Reporter

Throughout all Margaret Thatcher in The Crown season 4, is the best choice to portray Maitlis in the biographical drama. Anderson looks similar to the journalist, and her expansive and impressive career speaks for itself. Rufus Sewell also looks like he will play a great Prince Andrew, and Billie Piper and Connor Swindells are excellent additions to the cast.

Scoop Does Have To Face A Problem The Crown Avoided By Not Making Season 7

"Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal" is still fresh in many people's minds, leading some to believe that a dramatic retelling of the interview is unnecessary in 2024.

Scoop is providing a royal family story for viewers that The Crown never got to cover. However, the film will still encounter a problem that the historical drama show never had to face because it ended before it could reach a seventh season. Philip Martin's movie chronicles an event that happened only five years before its release and will likely include even more recent happenings following the infamous interview. "Prince Andrew & the Epstein Scandal" is still fresh in many people's minds, leading some to believe that a dramatic retelling of the interview is unnecessary in 2024.

A handful of potential viewers may be turned away from watching Scoop because the movie encomes occurrences that happened just a few years ago. Meanwhile, the Netflix series completely avoided this issue because its timeline ended in 2005, meaning that the events covered in the episodes weren't as ed as matters such as Emily Maitlis' interview with Prince Andrew. Nevertheless, Scoop will likely satisfy those looking for something similar to The Crown, but it might bother some who question the need for it.