The Crown (TV series)

The Crown is a historical drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.

The Crown
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Peter Morgan
Starring	Claire Foy Matt Smith Vanessa Kirby Olivia Colman Tobias Menzies Helena Bonham Carter
Theme music composer	Hans Zimmer
Composer(s)	Rupert Gregson-Williams (s. 1–2) Lorne Balfe (s. 2) Martin Phipps (s. 3)
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	50 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Morgan Stephen Daldry Andy Harries Philip Martin Suzanne Mackie Matthew Byam-Shaw Robert Fox Tanya Seghatchian Nina Wolarsky Allie Goss
Producer(s)	Andrew Eaton
Production location(s)	United Kingdom
Running time	47–61 minutes
Production company(s)	Left Bank Pictures Sony Pictures Television
Distributor	Netflix Streaming Services
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	4K (Ultra HD)
Original release	November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) – present (present)
Other websites
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Plot

The Crown focuses on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. It begins at her wedding with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

• The first season is about Elizabeth II coping with her new position as Queen of the United Kingdom as well as the death of King George VI.
• The second season covers events between 1956 and 1964.
• The third season is about the years leading up to 1977 and also introduces Camilla.
• The fourth season focuses on Margaret Thatcher and Diana Spencer.
• The fifth season covers the failing marriage of Diana and Prince Charles.
• The sixth season will be the last but has not been released yet.

Main cast

• Claire Foy (seasons 1–2, featured season 4, guest season 5), Olivia Colman (seasons 3–4), and Imelda Staunton (season 5) as Queen Elizabeth II
• Matt Smith (seasons 1–2), Tobias Menzies (seasons 3–4), and Jonathan Pryce (season 5) as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Vanessa Kirby (seasons 1–2, guest season 5), Helena Bonham Carter (seasons 3–4), and Lesley Manville (season 5) as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
• Eileen Atkins (season 1) and Candida Benson (guest season 5) as Queen Mary
• Jeremy Northam as Anthony Eden (seasons 1–2)
• Victoria Hamilton (seasons 1–2), Marion Bailey (seasons 3–4), and Marcia Warren (season 5) as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
• Ben Miles (season 1, featured season 2, guest season 5) and Timothy Dalton (featured season 5) as Peter Townsend
• Greg Wise (seasons 1–2) and Charles Dance (season 3, featured season 4) as Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
• Jared Harris as King George VI (season 1, featured season 2)
• John Lithgow as Winston Churchill (season 1, featured seasons 2–3)
• Alex Jennings (season 1, featured seasons 2 and 5) and Derek Jacobi (featured season 3) as Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor
• Lia Williams (season 1, featured seasons 2 and 5) and Geraldine Chaplin (featured season 3) as Wallis, Duchess of Windsor
• Anton Lesser as Harold Macmillan (season 2)
• Matthew Goode (season 2) and Ben Daniels (season 3) as Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
• Jason Watkins as Harold Wilson (season 3)
• Erin Doherty (seasons 3–4) and Claudia Harrison (season 5) as Princess Anne
• Josh O'Connor (seasons 3–4) and Dominic West (season 5) as Charles, Prince of Wales
• Emma Corrin (season 4) and Elizabeth Debicki (season 5) as Diana, Princess of Wales
• Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher (season 4)
• Stephen Boxer as Denis Thatcher (season 4)
• Emerald Fennell (season 4, featured season 3) and Olivia Williams (season 5) as Camilla Parker Bowles
• Jonny Lee Miller (season 5) and Marc Ozall (guest season 4) as John Major
• Natascha McElhone (season 5) as Penny Knatchbull, Lady Romsey