TVLine Items: The Crown Finds William and Kate, Black Mirror Casting and More
The Crown has tapped a trio of newcomers to portray Prince William and Kate Middleton during Season 6 of the Netflix drama.
Per our sister site Deadline, Rufus Kampa will play William at age 15, in episodes dealing with the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Ed McVey will take on the role of the prince during his later teen and early adult years, and Meg Bellamy will portray his future wife, Kate, during their courtship days.
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* Rob Delaney (Catastrophe) has joined Season 6 of Netflix’s Black Mirror in an undisclosed role, Deadline reports.
* The Jennifer Hudson Show will premiere Monday, Sept. 12, with guest/American Idol judge Simon Cowell, marking the pair’s first sit-down conversation since Hudson placed seventh on Season 3 of Idol.
* Eiza González (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) will star opposite Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal in the Spanish-language Hulu limited series La Máquina, per Variety. She will play the ex-wife of Bernal’s aging boxer.
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Is the Crown gonna cover THAT much ground in the next season to get up to William & Kate?
yeah I thought they weren’t going to go that far
The two actually met in 2001, and the plan of the show was to cover the royal family’s history up until the early 2000s. Since Kate ultimately marries into the family, I think it’s justified to introduce her in the final season, at least as a nod to things ahead
That makes sense. I had no idea they met so long ago.
Yep they met at St. Andrews in Scotland! They had a brief crisis when things started to get serious and the press became nasty, but overall they’ve been together 20ish years.
And if I remember correctly The Crown should wrap up with around the time of the golden jubilee (2002)
Harry and Meghan could play William and Kate.