TV series
The Crown
Overview
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-11-04
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 60 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Left Bank Pictures, Sony Pictures Television
- Country
- GB, US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II
- Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II
- Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret
- Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II
- Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret
- Dominic West as Prince Charles
- Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne
- Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Marcia Warren as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret
Creators and crew
- Peter Morgan - Creator
- Suzanne Mackie - Executive Producer
- Matthew Byam-Shaw - Executive Producer
- Stephen Daldry - Executive Producer
- Robert Fox - Executive Producer
- Peter Morgan - Executive Producer
Seasons
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