

7.773 minSeason 6 • Episode 10
LatestThe Queen gives Charles the green light to wed Camilla. Tasked with planning her own funeral ahead of her 80th birthday, she faces an existential crisis.
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.
Acting
Three queens, zero weak links—Staunton's final season devastates.
Production
They rebuilt Buckingham Palace. The set budget alone could fund a small nation.
Writing
Peter Morgan turns constitutional crises into devastating dinner conversations.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Claire Foy was paid less than Matt Smith for two seasons; Netflix later donated the difference to the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund. The Crown literally became its own scandal.
The 2022 death of Queen Elizabeth II transformed the final season from prestige drama into public memorial—viewers watched fictionalized history while living through its aftermath.