Netflix confirmed that Gillian Anderson will play Margaret Thatcher in “The Crown.”
This news received mixed reactions from fans.

Gillian Anderson poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards in London, Sunday, April 7, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
nothing to see here except GILLIAN ANDERSON PLAYING THATCHER IN THE CROWN SEASON 4 https://t.co/qGPjtmCF4q
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) September 7, 2019
Feels like we don’t really need anyone falling in love with Margaret Thatcher at the moment, but okay! https://t.co/xtp4JdNSPq
— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) September 7, 2019
So many conflicting emotions https://t.co/tJJPdoejG2
— Ali Plumb (@AliPlumb) September 7, 2019
DON’T MAKE ME FANCY THATCHER https://t.co/4Smek9sZDE
— Mitch Benn 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@MitchBenn) September 7, 2019
0Very much looking forward to being able to use the line “I haven’t felt this sexually conflicted since they cast Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown”.
— Róisín Caird (@roisincaird) September 7, 2019