The Crown
Margaret takes centre stage in The Crown 2 trailer
November 16, 2017 | David Farnor“You should be careful about where you’re seen and with whom.” That’s Queen Elizabeth II in the new trailer for The Crown Season 2, giving advice not to one of her subjects, but her sister, Margaret.
The princess takes centre … Read More
Netflix confirms Matthew Goode as The Crown’s Lord Snowdon
February 20, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix has confirmed that Matthew Goode will play Lord Snowdon in The Crown.
Season 2 of the royal drama was already in production when Season 1 premiered last year, but with the show advancing rapidly through the years of Queen … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Crown Season 1 (spoilers)
January 8, 2017 | David FarnorWe take a spoiler-filled look at the second half of Netflix’s The Crown. Not seen the whole season? Read our spoiler-free review of the opening episodes here.
Read our interviews with The Crown’s cast and crew
“Who wants transparency when … Read More
“It completely changed my perspective”: Jared Harris and Vanessa Kirby talk Netflix’s The Crown
November 6, 2016 | Matthew TurnerThis weekend marks the premiere of The Crown on Netflix. One of the most expensive shows ever made, the epic stars Claire Foy and Matt Smith as Queen Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, but its sweeping scale comes from the supporting … Read More
“We’re making this like a film”: Peter Morgan and Stephen Daldry on how Netflix’s The Crown was made
November 5, 2016 | Matthew Turner“We’re making this like films,” says writer Peter Morgan of The Crown. Netflix’s royal drama is certainly not your average TV show (read our review here): with a reported budget of £100 million, it’s one of the most expensive series … Read More
“This is not Spitting Image”: Claire Foy and Matt Smith talk The Crown, Netflix and dressing up as royalty
November 4, 2016 | Matthew TurnerToday sees the premiere of Netflix’s epic new original drama, The Crown (read our review here). Starring Claire Foy as a young Elizabeth Windsor, Matt Smith as Philip Mountbatten, and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, it tells the inside story … Read More
First look Netflix UK TV review: The Crown
November 2, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix’s sumptuous costume drama is a roaring, royal success.Read More
Netflix beat BBC to The Crown “because they could fund it”
November 2, 2016 | David FarnorThis weekend sees the premiere of an epic new costume drama. Charting the life of Queen Elizabeth II, from her wedding through the Suez crisis, the royal series is the kind of thing traditional British TV does best. Where can … Read More
Things get personal in new trailer for The Crown
October 21, 2016 | David Farnor“Might I suggest not being head of the church, or the state, or the army, or the navy, or the government…” snaps Prince Philip at Queen Elizabeth II in the new trailer for The Crown.
The latest glimpse of … Read More
Netflix releases first trailer for The Crown
January 6, 2016 | David FarnorA blonde Matt Smith and a crown-wearing Claire Foy are among the royal treats in store in the first trailer for The Crown.
The epic Netflix original stars Foy as Queen Elizabeth II in an epic show that will chart … Read More