Netflix will debut the first season of "The Crown" on Friday, Nov. 4. The show, with a rumored $156 million budget, will deliver 10 full-hour episodes on the story about Queen Elizabeth's ascension to the royal throne for its first season. Claire Foy leads the cast as Elizabeth II.
According to Vanity Fair, "The Crown" Season 1 will chart the story from 1947, with Elizabeth II in her early 20s. Tony-winning writer Peter Morgan helped develop the series. He is also the writer behind the stage play "The Audience" and the Oscar-nominated movie "The Queen." Both productions are also based on Queen Elizabeth II.
"The Crown" could easily fill the void left by "Downton Abbey," which viewers lapped up because of its classy soap opera premise. According to Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth and the rest of the royal family are actually aware that such a show is going to premiere. "They are very nervous and very excited," said Morgan, per Variety.
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— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) April 11, 2016
Production for "The Crown" started in July 2015 with Claire Foy joined by cast members like Matt Smith (Prince Phillip), Victoria Hamilton (Queen Mother), Jared Harris (King George VI) and Vanessa Kirby (Princess Margaret). John Lithgow plays William Churchill, who was the Britain's prime minister at that time Elizabeth II was proclaimed queen. The actor admitted he was quite intimidated to play such an important historical and political figure.
Netflix viewers can expect to learn a different side to Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown." For actress Claire Foy, playing her has been challenging because the royal is such a private person.
According to The Knowledge Online, "The Crown" is supposedly getting ready to film Season 2, despite the show still set to debut on Netflix in November. The plan is for each season to cover a decade of the Queen's life. Watch the teaser to "The Crown" on Netflix in the video below.
