The Crown
‘The Crown’: New Generation of Royals on Playing Princes and Kate Being “Launched Into Public Frenzy” in Season 6
Season six of The Crown continued its tradition of swapping out actors to portray members of the royal family. Yet in the sixth and final season, it’s the youngest generation of royals whose stories are being told by new faces, rather than the most central figure of the Netflix drama, Queen Elizabeth II — who […]
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‘The Crown’: Dominic West on Season 6’s Diana Aftermath and Prince Charles Having Been Judged Too Harshly
[This story contains spoilers from part two, episode five of season six of The Crown, “Willsmania.”] The sixth and final season of The Crown introduced two new actors to portray Prince William during his teen and young adult years. Rufus Kampa, who starred in part one, and Ed McVey in part two, replaced Senan West, […]
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Streaming Ratings: ‘The Crown’ Final Season Opens Lower With Split Release
The final season of The Crown got off to a slower start in Nielsen’s streaming rankings — which might have something to do with the fact that Netflix released only a part of the season. The Emmy-winning drama was the most watched show on streaming for the week of Nov. 13-19, but its 943 million minutes […]
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Critic’s Notebook: Final Episodes Bring ‘The Crown’ to a Smooth but Savorless Finish
The final six installments of Peter Morgan's acclaimed Netflix drama bring the British royal family into the mid-2000s, ending on the wedding of Charles (Dominic West) and Camilla (Olivia Williams).
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Bertie Carvel on Playing Two Roles in ‘The Crown’ and His Tony Blair in Final Episodes
Queen Elizabeth has been played by numerous actors over the years — three in Netflix’s The Crown alone. But tracking not far behind when it comes to onscreen depictions of major British figures is former prime minister Tony Blair. Among the names to have stepped into the shiny brogues of the divisive politician are the likes […]
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‘The Crown’ Top Researcher Pushes Back on Season 6 Critiques: “I Don’t Think It’s Been Misleading in the Slightest”
[This story contains spoilers from season six, part one of The Crown.] For five seasons, The Crown has been lauded by critics and viewers alike. But as the royal drama’s depiction of historical events has inched closer to audiences’ recent lived memories, the series has come under scrutiny for its portrayals of the monarchy and […]
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‘The Crown’ Trailer Ushers in End of Hit Netflix Series
The Crown is preparing for the end, and the trailer for the final six episodes brings to life what creator Peter Morgan has told audiences to expect from the hit Netflix drama: A love letter to the Queen. The final episodes will draw to a close the genre-defining prestige royal saga that has been on screens since […]
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‘The Crown’ Sparks Debate Around Retelling of Princess Diana’s Final Days
[This story contains spoilers from part one of season six of The Crown.] The first half of the sixth and final season of Netflix’s The Crown delivered an emotional retelling of the events surrounding Princess Diana’s untimely death. The final season of the hit historical drama has been split into two parts, following a shift […]
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‘The Crown’ Shares First Look at William and Kate’s “Royal Fairytale” in Final Episodes
The Crown is preparing to release its final six episodes, and on Tuesday Netflix teased nine photos from the Emmy-winning historical drama’s last hurrah. The first look photos for the second half of season six — which will mark the end of the hit royal drama — show a grown-up Prince William and Prince Harry […]
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Di and Dodi: How ‘The Crown’ Spotlights an Overlooked Love Story
[This story contains spoilers from season six, part one of The Crown.] In her 1995 Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, Princess Diana famously quipped that her marriage to Prince Charles was “a bit crowded” due to his extramarital relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles. And in The Crown’s retelling of her brief romance with Dodi Fayed, […]
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‘The Crown’ Star Khalid Abdalla Built His Dodi Fayed Portrayal From a 17-Second Audio Clip
Before the writers of The Crown dove into the romance of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed for season six (Part 1 of which is currently streaming on Netflix), the creators built up a narrative around the film producer’s life as the son of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed. For many, it was their first glimpse into who […]
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Elizabeth Debicki on Filming ‘The Crown’ Closure Scene With Dominic West After Princess Diana’s Death: “It Absolutely Destroyed Me”
[This story contains spoilers from the first four episodes of season six of The Crown.] A question that has lingered around The Crown since its introduction of Princess Diana in season four is how the fictional drama will deal with the real-life death of the Princess of Wales in 1997. The storyline comes to a […]
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