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The Crown(2016)
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The Crown
A newly crowned queen must preserve Britain’s unity while navigating volatile relationships with powerful prime ministers whose ambitions threaten to upend her reign.
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The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 110 episodes · premiered Nov 4, 2016
Season 210 episodes · premiered Dec 8, 2017
Season 310 episodes · premiered Nov 17, 2019
Season 410 episodes · premiered Nov 15, 2020
Season 510 episodes · premiered Nov 9, 2022
Season 610 episodes · premiered Nov 16, 2023
- 6.01Persona Non GrataNov 16, 2023Rate
Diana spends a holiday in Saint-Tropez with Mohamed Al-Fayed and grows closer to his son Dodi. Meanwhile, Charles is disappointed when the Queen declines to attend a birthday celebration for Camilla.
- 6.02Two PhotographsNov 16, 2023Rate
As Diana and Dodi's relationship gains momentum, it attracts significant media scrutiny, turning their romance into a public spectacle. In an effort to shift the focus, Charles arranges a public appearance featuring himself and his sons.
- 6.03Dis-Moi OuiNov 16, 2023Rate
Dodi's father urges him to propose to Diana, though she is not yet ready for marriage. At the same time, their attempts to avoid the media result in a high-speed chase that culminates in a tragic accident.
- 6.04AftermathNov 16, 2023Rate
Amid global mourning, Queen Elizabeth's reserved demeanor draws concern and criticism from Prince Charles, who urges her to show more emotion. The episode explores how she balances her personal grief with the expectations of leading a grieving nation.
- 6.05WillsmaniaDec 14, 2023Rate
Following the death of his mother, Diana, 15-year-old William experiences heightened public scrutiny and emotional distress. With the support of his father, Charles, and his grandparents, he seeks to manage life under the spotlight and achieve personal stability.
- 6.06RuritaniaDec 14, 2023Rate
Queen Elizabeth II seeks advice from Prime Minister Tony Blair to help update the monarchy's public image, though his unconventional proposals test the boundaries of traditional royal customs.
- 6.07Alma MaterDec 14, 2023Rate
William begins to pursue a relationship with Kate Middleton during their time at university, as his family's influence and other romantic interests complicate their growing connection.
- 6.08RitzDec 14, 2023Rate
Margaret, who begins to experience cognitive decline after a series of strokes, recalls a vibrant evening spent with her sister at the Ritz in 1945. Later, she returns to the same venue to celebrate her 70th birthday.
- 6.09Hope StreetDec 14, 2023Rate
The Queen, dealing with recent grief and doubts about the Jubilee celebrations, develops a closer bond with William, who faces the challenge of balancing his private life with his public royal responsibilities.
- 6.10Sleep, Dearie SleepDec 14, 2023Rate
The Queen gives her approval for Prince Charles's marriage to Camilla, while she begins planning her own funeral in preparation for her 80th birthday, entering a period of deep personal reflection.
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Cast & Crew
24 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Bu Kunene
as 1 episode
Claire Foy
Charlotte Delima
as 2 episodes
Olivia Colman
Imelda Staunton
Matt Smith
Tobias Menzies
as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Dominic West
as Prince Charles
Charles Edwards
as Martin Charteris
Jonathan Pryce
as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Vanessa Kirby
as Young Princess Margaret
Marion Bailey
as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Supporting cast
2Writers
2Other crew
8Awards & Nominations
13 wins · 4 nominationsPrimetime Emmy Award
- Won2024Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — Elizabeth Debicki
- Won2021Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series — Olivia Colman
- Won2021Outstanding Drama Series — Peter Morgan
- Won2018Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series — Claire Foy
- Won2018Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series — Stephen Daldry
- Won2017Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series — John Lithgow
Screen Actors Guild Award
- Won2023Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series — Elizabeth Debicki
- Won2018Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series — Claire Foy
- Won2017Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series — Claire Foy
Golden Globe Award
- Won2023Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film — Elizabeth Debicki
- Nom2023Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series/Musical-Comedy or Drama — Elizabeth Debicki
- Nom2023Best Television Series – Drama
- Nom2023Best Actress – Television Series Drama — Imelda Staunton
- Nom2023Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film — Jonathan Pryce
- Won2020Best Actress – Television Series Drama — Olivia Colman
Critics Choice Television Award
- Won2023Best Drama Supporting Actress — Elizabeth Debicki
Golden Globe Awards
- Won2017Golden Globe Awards — Claire Foy
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Awards (2)
- 🏆 Won — Golden Globe Awards 2023: Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
- Nominated — Golden Globe Awards 2023: Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
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medium confidencesource-verifiedAll 60 episodes across 6 seasons are listed. The guide covers 1947–c.2005. Season-level coverage is complete; episode-level ✓ tags require two independent Tier 1–3 sources fetched this session. Events not tagged (Charles investiture, Apollo 11/Moondust, S2E5 Marionettes, the Falklands War outcome, Diana's Australia tour detail) are present at season level only and were excluded from ✓-tagged index entries accordingly. The show's fictional devices (invented dialogue, the Diana imagined-presence scenes, the fictional Kate/Diana 1996 encounter) are noted throughout.
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Key: ★ notable · ★★ major · ★★★ series-defining · ✓ confirmed · ~ estimated · ⚠️ limited sources
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Queen Elizabeth II · Claire Foy (Seasons 1–2) / Olivia Colman (Seasons 3–4) / Imelda Staunton (Seasons 5–6) · debut [S1E1✓]
The spine of the entire series: Elizabeth's six-decade evolution from a young woman thrust unexpectedly onto the throne into a monarch who places duty irrevocably above family, personal happiness, and individual relationships. The series traces her isolation, resilience, and the cost — to others and to herself — of that choice.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh · Matt Smith (Seasons 1–2) / Tobias Menzies (Seasons 3–4) / Jonathan Pryce (Seasons 5–6) · debut [S1E1✓]
Philip struggles across the series with subordinated identity — a naval officer and man of action who must walk perpetually behind his wife. The series depicts his frustrations, his absences, his rumoured infidelities, and eventual reconciliation with his role.
Princess Margaret · Vanessa Kirby (Seasons 1–2) / Helena Bonham Carter (Seasons 3–4) / Lesley Manville (Seasons 5–6) · debut [S1E1✓]
Margaret is defined by a life of thwarted desire: first Townsend, then a troubled marriage to Snowdon, then a scandalous later relationship. She exists as Elizabeth's shadow — glamorous, rebellious, and ultimately lonely.
Winston Churchill · John Lithgow (Seasons 1–2) · debut [S1E1~]
An elderly, revered but increasingly diminished Prime Minister who clings to power past his physical capacity, forcing a young Queen to assert herself.
Prince Charles · Various child actors / Josh O'Connor (Seasons 3–4) / Dominic West (Seasons 5–6) · debut [S2E9✓]
Charles moves across the series from an awkward, sensitive boy to a man caught between duty, genuine love for Camilla, and a disastrous marriage to Diana. His arc culminates in Camilla's public acceptance.
Princess Diana · Emma Corrin (Season 4) / Elizabeth Debicki (Seasons 5–6) · debut [S4E1✓]
Diana enters the narrative as a naive, warm young woman and becomes the series' most complex and tragic figure: charming in public, isolated in private, gradually finding her own public voice before her death.
Margaret Thatcher · Gillian Anderson (Season 4) · debut [S4E1✓]
Britain's first female Prime Minister enters as a political force who mirrors and collides with Elizabeth: both powerful women, fundamentally different in class, temperament, and politics. Their relationship is formal, distant, and ultimately mutual.
Camilla Parker Bowles · Olivia Poulet (Season 3) / Emerald Fennell (Season 4) / Olivia Williams (Seasons 5–6) · debut [S3E8~]
Camilla is present from Season 3 as the woman Charles truly loves, an object of Diana's anguish and public contempt, and ultimately — in the series finale — Charles's wife.
Prince William · Various child actors / Ed McVey (Season 6) · debut [S4~]
William appears as a child and grows into a young man processing his parents' disastrous marriage and his mother's death, eventually meeting Kate Middleton at St Andrews.
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