The Crown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: The Crown
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2016-11-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-12-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 3594

Cast and credited roles

• Claire Foy — Queen Elizabeth II
• Olivia Colman — Queen Elizabeth II
• Imelda Staunton — Queen Elizabeth II
• Matt Smith — Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Tobias Menzies — Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Jonathan Pryce — Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Lesley Manville — Princess Margaret
• Helena Bonham Carter — Princess Margaret
• Vanessa Kirby — Princess Margaret
• Marcia Warren — Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
• Marion Bailey — Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
• Victoria Hamilton — Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-11-04; final listed air date 2016-11-04; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-12-08; final listed air date 2017-12-08; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-11-17; final listed air date 2019-11-17; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2020-11-15; final listed air date 2020-11-15; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2022-11-09; final listed air date 2022-11-09; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2023-11-16; final listed air date 2023-12-14; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Crown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.