The Crown is a historical drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. The first season was released on 4 November 2016,[1] the second on 8 December 2017,[2] the third on 17 November 2019,[3] the fourth on 15 November 2020,[4] the fifth on 9 November 2022,[5] and the sixth between 16 November and 14 December 2023.[6]
During the course of the programme, 60 episodes of The Crown were released over six series, between 4 November 2016 and 14 December 2023.
Series overview
editEpisodes
editSeason 1 (2016)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Wolferton Splash" | Stephen Daldry | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 2 | 2 | "Hyde Park Corner" | Stephen Daldry | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 3 | 3 | "Windsor" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 4 | 4 | "Act of God" | Julian Jarrold | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 5 | 5 | "Smoke and Mirrors" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 6 | 6 | "Gelignite" | Julian Jarrold | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 7 | 7 | "Scientia Potentia Est" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 8 | 8 | "Pride & Joy" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 9 | 9 | "Assassins" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
| 10 | 10 | "Gloriana" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 4 November 2016 |
Season 2 (2017)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Misadventure" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 12 | 2 | "A Company of Men" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 13 | 3 | "Lisbon" | Philip Martin | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 14 | 4 | "Beryl" | Benjamin Caron | Amy Jenkins and Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 15 | 5 | "Marionettes" | Philippa Lowthorpe | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 16 | 6 | "Vergangenheit" | Philippa Lowthorpe | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 17 | 7 | "Matrimonium" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 18 | 8 | "Dear Mrs Kennedy" | Stephen Daldry | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 19 | 9 | "Paterfamilias" | Stephen Daldry | Tom Edge and Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
| 20 | 10 | "Mystery Man" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 8 December 2017 |
Season 3 (2019)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Olding" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 22 | 2 | "Margaretology" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 23 | 3 | "Aberfan" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 24 | 4 | "Bubbikins" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 25 | 5 | "Coup" | Christian Schwochow | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 26 | 6 | "Tywysog Cymru" | Christian Schwochow | James Graham & Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 27 | 7 | "Moondust" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 28 | 8 | "Dangling Man" | Sam Donovan | David Hancock & Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 29 | 9 | "Imbroglio" | Sam Donovan | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
| 30 | 10 | "Cri de Coeur" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 17 November 2019 |
Season 4 (2020)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Gold Stick" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 32 | 2 | "The Balmoral Test" | Paul Whittington | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 33 | 3 | "Fairytale" | Benjamin Caron | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 34 | 4 | "Favourites" | Paul Whittington | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 35 | 5 | "Fagan" | Paul Whittington | Jonathan Wilson and Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 36 | 6 | "Terra Nullius" | Julian Jarrold | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 37 | 7 | "The Hereditary Principle" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 38 | 8 | "48:1" | Julian Jarrold | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 39 | 9 | "Avalanche" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
| 40 | 10 | "War" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 15 November 2020 |
Season 5 (2022)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "Queen Victoria Syndrome" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 42 | 2 | "The System" | Jessica Hobbs | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 43 | 3 | "Mou Mou" | Alex Gabassi | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 44 | 4 | "Annus Horribilis" | May el-Toukhy | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 45 | 5 | "The Way Ahead" | May el-Toukhy | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 46 | 6 | "Ipatiev House" | Christian Schwochow | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 47 | 7 | "No Woman's Land" | Erik Richter Strand | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 48 | 8 | "Gunpowder" | Erik Richter Strand | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 49 | 9 | "Couple 31" | Christian Schwochow | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
| 50 | 10 | "Decommissioned" | Alex Gabassi | Peter Morgan | 9 November 2022 |
Season 6 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | ||||||||||||
| 51 | 1 | "Persona Non Grata" | Alex Gabassi | Peter Morgan | 16 November 2023 | |||||||
| 52 | 2 | "Two Photographs" | Christian Schwochow | Peter Morgan | 16 November 2023 | |||||||
| 53 | 3 | "Dis-Moi Oui" | Christian Schwochow | Peter Morgan | 16 November 2023 | |||||||
| 54 | 4 | "Aftermath" | Christian Schwochow | Peter Morgan | 16 November 2023 | |||||||
| Volume 2 | ||||||||||||
| 55 | 5 | "Willsmania" | May el-Toukhy | Jonathan Wilson and Peter Morgan | 14 December 2023 | |||||||
| 56 | 6 | "Ruritania" | Erik Richter Strand | Daniel Marc Janes and Peter Morgan | 14 December 2023 | |||||||
| 57 | 7 | "Alma Mater" | May el-Toukhy | Jonathan Wilson and Peter Morgan | 14 December 2023 | |||||||
| 58 | 8 | "Ritz" | Alex Gabassi | Meriel Sheibani-Clare and Peter Morgan | 14 December 2023 | |||||||
| 59 | 9 | "Hope Street" | Erik Richter Strand | Jonathan Wilson and Peter Morgan | 14 December 2023 | |||||||
| 60 | 10 | "Sleep, Dearie Sleep" | Stephen Daldry | Peter Morgan | 14 December 2023 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Kickham, Dylan (11 April 2016). "Matt Smith's Netflix drama The Crown gets premiere date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (10 August 2017). "'The Crown' Series 2 Sets Premiere Date, Releases First Trailer". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (12 August 2019). "'The Crown Series 3 (Finally!) Gets November Premiere Date at Netflix". TVLine. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (20 August 2020). "'The Crown': Netflix Sets Premiere Date, Drops First Trailer For Season 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Bamigboye, Baz (24 September 2022). "'The Crown' Gets November Premiere Date After Sensitive Behind-The-Scenes Discussions Following Death Of Queen". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (9 October 2023). "'The Crown' Final Season To Launch In 2 Parts; Premiere Dates Set; Watch Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
