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 (list of episodes)
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 Studios;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	4 November 2016 –; 14 December 2023
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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. Morgan developed the series from his film The Queen (2006) and his stage play The Audience (2013), which also focused on Elizabeth.

The series consists of six seasons spanning almost six decades, beginning shortly before the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in 1947 and ending with the 2005 wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. The principal cast of the series has been changed every two seasons; Elizabeth was played by Claire Foy in the first and second seasons, Olivia Colman in the third and fourth, and Imelda Staunton in the fifth and sixth.

Filming took place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with location shooting taking place in the United Kingdom and internationally. Netflix released the first season on 4 November 2016; the sixth was released in two parts, the first on 16 November 2023 and the second on 14 December 2023.

The Crown has been praised by critics for its acting, directing, writing, cinematography, and production value. However, its historical inaccuracies have been criticised, particularly in the latter half of the series' run. The series has won numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series-Drama.

^ "Netflix plans original UK drama about the Queen". BBC News. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
^ Brown, Mick (3 November 2016). "The Crown: Claire Foy and Matt Smith on the making of the £100m Netflix series". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

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

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

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