The Crown (TV series)
| The Crown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Peter Morgan |
| Written by | Peter Morgan |
| Directed by | |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
The Crown is an upcoming American television drama series created and written by Peter Morgan for Netflix.[1] The show is a biographical story about the royal family of the United Kingdom.[2] The first season, scheduled to premiere on November 4, 2016,[3] will consist of 10 one-hour episodes.[4] Peter Morgan, who wrote 2006 film The Queen and recent stage play The Audience, will write the script with director Stephen Daldry also involved.[5]
Premise[edit]
The Crown, the most expensive drama ever made by the U.S. streaming company[citation needed] and its first to be made in the UK, will trace the life of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom from her wedding in 1947 to the present day. It is expected to span 60 episodes over six seasons with Claire Foy, last seen as Anne Boleyn in BBC’s Wolf Hall, playing the Queen in the early part of her reign.[6]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II[6]
- Matt Smith as Prince Philip[6]
- Jared Harris as King George VI[6]
- Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret[6]
- John Lithgow as Winston Churchill[6]
- Greg Wise as Lord Louis Mountbatten[7]
Recurring[edit]
- Victoria Hamilton as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother[6]
- Stephen Dillane as Graham Sutherland[8]
- Andy Sanderson as Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester[9]
- Michael Culkin as Rab Butler[9]
- Nicholas Rowe as Jock Colville[9]
- Amir Boutrous as Gamal Abdel Nasser[9]
- Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary[9]
- Harriet Walter as Clementine Churchill[10]
- Jeremy Northam as Anthony Eden[10]
- Alex Jennings as Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor[10]
- Rosalind Knight as Princess Alice of Battenberg[10]
- Paul Sheridan as Eden's Aide[11]
- David Shields as Colin Tennant[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Matt Smith Starring In Netflix Series, The Crown". IGN. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ^ "The Crown: Matt Smith nabs role in Netflix drama". Den of Geek. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Matt Smith's Netflix drama The Crown gets premiere date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "The Crown: Matt Smith confirmed as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in new Netflix series". The Mirror. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ^ "Netflix plans original UK drama about the Queen". BBC News. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "£100m Netflix series recreates royal wedding". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Netflix's 'The Crown' Adds Greg Wise As Series Regular - TVWise". TVWise.
- ^ "Spotlight".
- ^ a b c d e "Trailers For Netflix Series ‘The Crown,’ and ‘The Get Down’". Geeks of Doom.
- ^ a b c d "The Crown Trailer: First Look at Peter Morgan's Netflix Drama". Final Reel.
- ^ "Paul Sheridan filming Netflix’s The Crown « International Artists Management".
- ^ "The Trailer for Netflix's royal drama series, "The Crown" - TMStash". TMStash.
External links[edit]
- The Crown at the Internet Movie Database
