The Crown (TV series)

*The Crown*
The Crown
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Peter Morgan
Starring	Seasons 1–2 Claire Foy; Matt Smith; Vanessa Kirby; Eileen Atkins; Jeremy Northam; Victoria Hamilton; Ben Miles; Greg Wise; Jared Harris; John Lithgow; Alex Jennings; Lia Williams; Anton Lesser; Matthew Goode; Seasons 3–4 Olivia Colman; Tobias Menzies; Helena Bonham Carter; Ben Daniels; Jason Watkins; Marion Bailey; Erin Doherty; Charles Dance; Josh O'Connor; Emma Corrin; Gillian Anderson; Stephen Boxer; Emerald Fennell; Seasons 5–6 Imelda Staunton; Jonathan Pryce; Lesley Manville; Dominic West; Elizabeth Debicki; Jonny Lee Miller; Olivia Williams; Claudia Harrison; Natascha McElhone; Marcia Warren; Salim Daw; Khalid Abdalla; Bertie Carvel; Ed McVey; Luther Ford; Meg Bellamy;
Theme music composer	Hans Zimmer
Composers	Rupert Gregson-Williams (s. 1–2); Lorne Balfe (s. 2); Martin Phipps (s. 3–6);
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	60
Production
Executive producers	Peter Morgan; Stephen Daldry; Andy Harries; Philip Martin; Suzanne Mackie; Matthew Byam Shaw; Robert Fox; Tanya Seghatchian; Nina Wolarsky; Allie Goss; Benjamin Caron;
Producers	Andy Stebbing; Martin Harrison; Michael Casey; Andrew Eaton; Oona O'Beirn; Faye Ward;
Production location	United Kingdom
Running time	39–72 minutes
Production companies	Left Bank Pictures; Sony Pictures Television;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	4 November 2016 –; 14 December 2023

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 show is an adaptation of the 2013 West End stage play The Audience.^[3]

The series has won many awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series-Drama.

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 covers the death of Diana, the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Prince William and Kate's relationship, and Charles's marriage to Camilla.

Main cast

Claire Foy (seasons 1–2, featured seasons 4 and 6, guest season 5), Olivia Colman (seasons 3–4, featured season 6), and Imelda Staunton (seasons 5–6) as Queen Elizabeth II
Matt Smith (seasons 1–2, featured season 6), Tobias Menzies (seasons 3–4), and Jonathan Pryce (seasons 5–6) as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Vanessa Kirby (seasons 1–2, guest season 5), Helena Bonham Carter (seasons 3–4), and Lesley Manville (seasons 5–6) 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 (seasons 5–6) 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 (seasons 5–6) as Princess Anne
Josh O'Connor (seasons 3–4) and Dominic West (seasons 5–6) as Charles, Prince of Wales
Emma Corrin (season 4) and Elizabeth Debicki (seasons 5–6) 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 (seasons 5–6) as Camilla Parker Bowles
Jonny Lee Miller (season 5) as John Major
Natascha McElhone (season 5) as Penny Knatchbull, Lady Romsey
Bertie Carvel (season 6, featured season 5) as Tony Blair
Salim Daw (season 6, featured season 5) as Mohamed Al-Fayed
Khalid Abdalla (season 6, featured season 5) as Dodi Fayed
Ed McVey (season 6) as Prince William
Luther Ford (season 6) as Prince Harry
Meg Bellamy (season 6) as Catherine Middleton

References

↑ "Netflix plans original UK drama about the Queen". BBC News. May 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
↑ Brown, Mick (November 3, 2016). "The Crown: Claire Foy and Matt Smith on the making of the £100m Netflix series". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
↑ "Netflix to adapt Queen Elizabeth II play The Audience". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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[1] "Netflix plans original UK drama about the Queen". BBC News. May 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[2] Brown, Mick (November 3, 2016). "The Crown: Claire Foy and Matt Smith on the making of the £100m Netflix series". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

[3] "Netflix to adapt Queen Elizabeth II play The Audience". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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