If you are a fan of The Crown series, then you surely must have been waiting for the release of its fifth season which is to be released on Netflix on November 9, 2022. All the other seasons of The Crown have faced mixed reviews from both the critics as well as the fans. The series is made in chronological order, where the cast is repeated for 2 seasons and is changed for another two and this goes on.
The creator and writer of the series are Peter Morgan. The producer is Andrew Eaton and the production companies are Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television. Netflix Streaming Services is the distributor of the series. The series is based on the life of Queen Elizabeth II and is loosely adapted from the biological drama film released in the year 2006 named The Queen.
Each season covers the important events in the Queen’s life, like her marriage, the birth of Prince Edward, the introduction of Camilla Shand, Margaret Thatcher as a prime minister, and Prince Charles’s marriage. The changing in the actors in every two seasons were kept to show the aging of the people in all periods of time.
The Crown has an overall rating of 8.7 out of 10 on IMDb with 94% of people liking the show on Google. 85% rating is given to the series by Rotten Tomatoes.
The Crown Season 6 Release Date
The Crown released 2 seasons with the same cast, and as we all know that Season 5 is to be released on November 9, 2022. So, the release of season 6 is also confirmed. It is known that the sixth season will be the last season of the franchise. The shooting of season 6 has started.
We all know that Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022, at Balmoral Castle in the United Kingdom. As an act to offer sorrow, the makers decided to stop the shoot for a few days, that is, on September 9, 2022, and on her funeral on September 19, 2022. After that, the shoot continued. The shoot of the last season of the series began in August 2022.
The makers had planned the sixth to be the last season of the series. Before the filming of season five, the makers thought of announcing season five as the last season. But in the end, the initial plan of the making of the sixth season was agreed upon by all. The writers decided the same to give detailed pieces of information about everything and to include all the main events in the Queen’s life in the series.
If you closely follow the series, you might know that all the seasons, except the second, were released in November of different years. So, the net season, that is, Season 5 of The Crown Prince will release in November 2023. The sixth season will have a total of 10 episodes like all the other seasons.
The first season of the series premiered on November 4, 2016. On December 8, 2017, its second season was released on Netflix. The third season was released on November 17, 2019. On November 15, 2020, the fourth season of the series was released. The fifth season is all set to release on November 9, 2022, on Netflix.
All the seasons of the series have a total of 10 episodes.
| Name Of The Show | The Crown |
| Season Number | Season 6 |
| Genre | Historical Drama |
| The Crown Season 1 Release Date | 4 November 2016 |
| The Crown Season 6 Release Date | Not Announced |
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The Crown Season 6 Story
The sixth series is the last season of The Crown. The reign of The Queen in the 21st century will be covered in the fourth and sixth seasons. Will and Kate’s love story will be seen in the sixth season. The Queen’s relationship with Tony Blaire might also be seen. Tony Blaire was the Prime Minister there from 1997 till the year 2007.
Many deaths might also be seen in the last two seasons. The death of Diana in a car crash with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed will be seen in the sixth season. The last season will also cover the deaths of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. The marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla might also be seen.
The makers might also include the death of The Queen at the end of the last episode of the series. The death might not be a part of the script as the incident happened in the filming process. The writers might add this part at the end of the last episode to pay their tribute to the Queen.
The story of the series revolves around the real-life events of Queen Elizabeth. The series has not failed in giving all the small details about the Queen’s life. Every two season covers almost a decade of The Queen’s life. Events till the year 1955 were shown in the first season.
The retirement of Prime Minister Anthony and the birth of Prince Edward were shown in the second season. The plot of this season showed the events that took place between the years 1957 to 1964. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee was seen in the third season. The plot of the third season showed the events that took place in the years 1964 and 1977.
The period of Margaret Thatcher as a prime minister was shown in the fourth season of the series. Lady Diana Spencer was given a bit more important in this season. The plot of this season showed the events that took place from the year 1979 to the year 1990.
The response to the series was mixed with many of the audience praising the great work done in all the research about the history. Some people were not at all happy with what they saw in the series. Prince Philip having an affair was shown in the series which was not liked by a certain group of people.
The Crown Season 6 Cast
As per the two-season increment format of the series, the cast of season 6 will be as same as of season 5. There might be a few additions to the cast as well. Kate Middletown’s character is an example of adding to the cast, as her part in the story with Prince William will definitely be seen in the series’ last season.
Meg Bellamy will be seen playing Kate Middletown in season 6. An online casting was held in April 2022, which she won, which gave her this role.
Two actors are chosen to play the role of Prince William. Rufus Kampa would be seen playing the 15-year-old Prince Williams. Ed McVey would be seen playing the 21-year-old Prince William. Prince Harry would be seen in the sixth season aged between 16-20 years.
Some actors who would be returning from season 5 to season 6 are Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Jonny Lee Miller, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Andrew Harvill, Marcia Warren, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, and Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair.
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The cast of seasons one and two include Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret, Matt Smith as Prince Philip, Jeremy Northam as Anthony Eden, Victoria Hamilton as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Greg Wise as Louis, Jared Harris as King George VI, Matthew Goode as Antony Armstrong-Jones, and Anton Lesser as Harold Macmillan.
Seasons three and four have the same cast which include Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Marion Bailey as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Charles Dance as Louis, John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, Geraldine Chaplin as Wallis, Ben Daniels as Antony Armstrong-Jones, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Josh O’Connor as Charles, Emma Corrin as Diana, Stephen Boxer as Denis Thatcher, Emerald Fennel as Camilla Parker Bowles.
Some actors like Gemma Whelan, Paul Sparks, Jodi Balfour, Burghart Klausner, Clancy Brown, Mark Lewis Jones, Tim McMullan, Harry Treadway, Michael Maloney, Richard Roxburgh, Tom Burke, and Nicholas Farrell were also credited for their guest appearances in the series.
The Crown Season 6 Trailer
The trailer for The Crown has not been released yet. The shooting of the sixth season of the series is currently ongoing.
The trailer for the fifth season of the series was released on YouTube on the official page of Netflix on October 20, 2022. The trailer has a total of 9.4 million viewers.
Trailers of seasons 3 and 4 were released on October 21, 2019, and October 29, 2022. The trailer for season 2 was released on December 9, 2017, and for season 1 was released on September 27, 2016. All trailers except for season 3 were released by the official channel of Netflix on YouTube. Rotten Tomatoes TV released the trailer for season 3.
Where To Watch The Crown Season 6 Online?
Season 6 of The Crown hasn’t been released yet so, you can’t watch it anywhere as of now. When released, you can watch it on Netflix.
All other seasons of The Crown are available on Netflix.
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