The Crown (season 6)

The sixth and final season of The Crown, which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, is in production and will be released by Netflix in two installments: the first four episodes being released on 16 November 2023, and the remaining six on 14 December 2023. It is the only season of the series to be produced following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.

The Crown
Season 6
Promotional poster
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • United States[2]
Release
Original networkNetflix
Season chronology

Premise

The Crown traces the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 to the early 21st century.

The sixth season is expected to be set between 1997 and 2005 and will depict the premiership of Tony Blair, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the early relationship of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.[3][4]

Cast

Episodes
See also: List of The Crown episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
Volume 1
511TBATBATBA16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)
522TBATBATBA16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)
533TBATBATBA16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)
544TBATBATBA16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)
Volume 2
555TBATBATBA14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
566TBATBATBA14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
577TBATBATBA14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
588TBATBATBA14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
599TBATBATBA14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)
6010TBATBATBA14 December 2023 (2023-12-14)

Production

Development

Though the series was initially planned to run for six seasons, in January 2020 creator Peter Morgan announced that the series would instead conclude with the fifth season.[19] In July 2020, Morgan reversed his decision and announced that the series would end with a sixth season as originally planned, saying, "As we started to discuss the storylines for Season 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons. To be clear, Season 6 will not bring us any closer to present-day — it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail."[20]

Casting

In January 2020, Imelda Staunton was announced as succeeding Colman as the Queen in the fifth season, and her role in the final sixth season was reported in July.[21][22] Also in July 2020, Lesley Manville was announced as portraying Princess Margaret,[23][22] and the following month, Jonathan Pryce and Elizabeth Debicki had been cast as Prince Philip and Diana, Princess of Wales, respectively.[24][25] In October 2020, Dominic West was in talks to play Prince Charles and was officially confirmed as part of the cast in April 2021.[26][27] In June 2021, Olivia Williams announced that she would portray Camilla Parker Bowles.[28][29] In September 2022, Rufus Kampa and Ed McVey were cast as Prince William, while Meg Bellamy was cast as Kate Middleton.[15] Viola Prettejohn was cast as young Elizabeth, while Beau Gadsdon reprised her role as young Margaret, for flashback scenes set on Victory in Europe Day.[6]

Filming

Filming for the season began in early September 2022, but was paused following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022.[30][31] Filming resumed the following week, but paused again on the day of the Queen's funeral on 19 September 2022.[32] Filming wrapped on 21 April 2023.[33]

"Ghost of Diana" controversy

Shortly after releasing the teaser for season 6 on 9 October 2023, Netflix came under controversy after an insider from the show described a scene from the new season, detailing how Princess Diana would be coming back as a ghost to appear in front of her ex-husband, Charles, and Queen Elizabeth II following her death in a 1997 car crash in Paris. After backlash, a Netflix spokesperson spoke to media, claiming "These sensitive and thoughtful imagined conversations seek to bring to life the depth of emotion that was felt after such a seismic tragedy struck at the heart of the family."[34]

Release

The season is scheduled to premiere in two installments: the first four episodes will be released on 16 November 2023, and the remaining six on 14 December 2023.[5][35]

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