The Crown
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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Events of the Week: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Trolls Band Together’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Trolls Band Together, The Crown, Saltburn and May December. The Crown premiere Elizabeth Debicki, Jonathan Pryce, Khalid Abdalla, Rufus Kampa, Fflyn Edwards, Ed McVey, Luther Ford and Meg Bellamy […]
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‘The Crown’ EP on Creative Choices to Dramatize the Story of the Royal Family: “They’re Not Mistakes, They’re Decisions”
[This story contains mild spoilers from the first four episodes, Part 1, of the final season of The Crown.] Though it’s hard for Suzanne Mackie to imagine taking on another 10-year project like The Crown, the executive producer of the Netflix historical drama never once hesitated to be a part of the making of the […]
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‘The Crown’ Review: Final Season Kicks Off With a Wobbly Take on the Diana/Dodi Romance
Peter Morgan's Emmy-winning Netflix drama starts its sixth and last season with a four-episode arc, to be followed by the remaining six installments in December.
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