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The Crown

  • TV-MA
  • 2016–2023
  • 6 seasons
  • Drama
  • 8.2

Duty lasts a lifetime.

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

Episodes

As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles, who is still unmarried at 30.

10 episodes
  1. 1Gold Stick

    54 minNov 15, 20207.8

    As Elizabeth welcomes Britain's first woman prime minister and Charles meets a young Diana Spencer, an IRA attack brings tragedy to the royal family.

  2. 2The Balmoral Test

    57 minNov 15, 20208.0

    Margaret Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty.

  3. 3Fairytale

    56 minNov 15, 20208.3

    After Charles proposes, Diana moves into Buckingham Palace and finds her life filled with princess training, loneliness — and Camilla Parker Bowles.

  4. 4Favourites

    60 minNov 15, 20208.0

    While Margaret Thatcher struggles with the disappearance of her favorite child, Elizabeth reexamines her relationships with her four children.

  5. 5Fagan

    52 minNov 15, 20208.5

    As Thatcher's policies create rising unemployment, a desperate man breaks into the palace, where he finds Elizabeth's bedroom and awakens her for a talk.

  6. 6Terra Nullius

    54 minNov 15, 20208.1

    On a tour of Australia, Diana struggles to balance motherhood with her royal duties while both she and Charles cope with their marriage difficulties.

  7. 7The Hereditary Principle

    50 minNov 15, 20207.8

    Grappling with mental health issues, Margaret seeks help and discovers an appalling secret about estranged relatives of the royal family.

  8. 848:1

    53 minNov 15, 20208.3

    As many nations condemn apartheid in South Africa, tension mounts between Thatcher and Elizabeth over their clashing opinions on applying sanctions.

  9. 9Avalanche

    49 minNov 15, 20208.2

    Charles is caught in a deadly avalanche, prompting both him and Diana to reevaluate their commitment to their troubled marriage.

  10. 10War

    54 minNov 15, 20208.4

    Amid a growing challenge to her power, Thatcher fights for her position. Charles grows more determined to separate from Diana as their marriage unravels.

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Series cast

Claire FoyQueen Elizabeth II24 episodes
Olivia ColmanQueen Elizabeth II21 episodes
Vanessa KirbyPrincess Margaret21 episodes
Imelda StauntonQueen Elizabeth II20 episodes
Jonathan PrycePrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh20 episodes
Lesley ManvillePrincess Margaret20 episodes
Dominic WestPrince Charles20 episodes
Matt SmithPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh20 episodes
Claudia HarrisonPrincess Anne20 episodes
Tobias MenziesPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh20 episodes
Marcia WarrenQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother20 episodes
Helena Bonham CarterPrincess Margaret20 episodes
Victoria HamiltonQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother20 episodes
Marion BaileyQueen Elizabeth the Queen Mother20 episodes
Erin DohertyPrincess Anne20 episodes
Charles EdwardsMartin Charteris19 episodes
Pip TorrensTommy Lascelles17 episodes
Sam PhillipsEquerry17 episodes

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