Hollywood is racing to cover former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s royal downfall over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein — and Netflix is at the forefront.
The streamer is reportedly looking to revive its Emmy-winning royal drama “The Crown” for a potential limited series about Mountbatten Windsor’s public disgracing, reports Daily Mail.
“The events of last week are historic and unprecedented,” an insider told the outlet, referring to the ex prince’s arrest on Feb. 19.
“There have been discussions for some time with Left Bank Pictures, which owns the rights to ‘The Crown,’ for a series of one-off specials about royal scandals and dramas,” the source continued.
“‘The Crown’ as a series has ended but the name will live on. There have been advanced talks about doing a limited series, under ‘The Crown’ banner, about the Andrew saga which is as dramatic, if not more dramatic, than anything shown in the original series which included episodes on the abdication and the death of Diana.”
“The Crown” ran for six seasons on Netflix from Nov. 4, 2016 to Dec. 14, 2023, winning a total 21 Emmy awards during its run.
In addition to Netflix, Disney Studios and Amazon MGM are allegedly also looking to produce projects surrounding Mountbatten-Windsor’s scandal.
“We have been bombarded with screenwriters wanting to bring this story to us. The race is on in Hollywood to be the first studio to bring out an Andrew film,” another source at Disney Studios told the outlet.
Screenwriter Jeremy Brock, who wrote Amazon MGM Studio’s “A Very Royal Scandal,” echoed both sources claims, telling the outlet that both Netflix and Amazon are “100 percent” in talks to make a drama based on the scandal.
Netflix did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last Thursday, which was also his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly forwarding confidential trade documents to Epstein.
The arrest came one month after anti-monarchy campaigner Graham Smith reported Mountbatten-Windsor to the Thames Valley Police over alleged misconduct in public office.
If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison.
After staying in jail for 11 hours — during which time, the royal got his mugshot taken, was fingerprinted and submitted a saliva sample for DNA purposes — he was then released and caught looking terrified as he made his exit.
In response to his brother’s arrest, King Charles released a statement expressing his “deepest concern” over the accusations.
“Let me state clearly: the law must take its course,” the monarch said. “As this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all.”
As a result of the arrest, the British government is reportedly discussing whether to introduce legislation that would remove Andrew from the royal line of succession.
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