The Crown (TV series)

The Crown is a British and American 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.

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. Foreign-produced shows can be entered for both awards if they are the result of a creative and financial co-production with a United States partner.

 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

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