Peter Morgan
Peter Morgan Explains ‘The Crown’ Finale and Why the Series Ends in 2005
[This story contains spoilers about the ending of The Crown.] After seven years and six seasons, Netflix’s The Crown has come to an end at a point in time that audiences might not have initially expected. Having chronicled Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne beginning with her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947, the […]
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‘The Crown’ Casting Director Calls Elizabeth Debicki’s Performance as Princess Diana “Perfect”
Telling the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in The Crown was always going to be a massive undertaking from a research perspective. But the decision to swap out the actors portraying key cast members every two seasons added an extra layer to the production, specifically, to Robert Sterne’s role as casting director. “I’m proud […]
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Bertie Carvel on Playing Two Roles in ‘The Crown’ and His Tony Blair in Final Episodes
Queen Elizabeth has been played by numerous actors over the years — three in Netflix’s The Crown alone. But tracking not far behind when it comes to onscreen depictions of major British figures is former prime minister Tony Blair. Among the names to have stepped into the shiny brogues of the divisive politician are the likes […]
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‘The Crown’ Top Researcher Pushes Back on Season 6 Critiques: “I Don’t Think It’s Been Misleading in the Slightest”
[This story contains spoilers from season six, part one of The Crown.] For five seasons, The Crown has been lauded by critics and viewers alike. But as the royal drama’s depiction of historical events has inched closer to audiences’ recent lived memories, the series has come under scrutiny for its portrayals of the monarchy and […]
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‘The Crown’ EP on Creative Choices to Dramatize the Story of the Royal Family: “They’re Not Mistakes, They’re Decisions”
[This story contains mild spoilers from the first four episodes, Part 1, of the final season of The Crown.] Though it’s hard for Suzanne Mackie to imagine taking on another 10-year project like The Crown, the executive producer of the Netflix historical drama never once hesitated to be a part of the making of the […]
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‘The Crown’ Final Season: Everything to Know About the Netflix Drama’s Last Run
The Crown, which has won 21 Emmy Awards during its run on Netflix and is one of the streamer’s most enduringly popular original series, will soon step down from the throne. The show’s sixth season will be its last telling the story of Queen Elizabeth II and Britain’s royal family in the late 20th and […]
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Elizabeth Debicki and ‘The Crown’ Cast on Filming Diana’s Final Days: “I Cried For Real When She Died and I Cried When I Saw It on Screen”
The Crown cast is opening up about the emotional moments of filming the Netflix hit’s sixth and final season, which follows Princess Diana’s final days and her fatal car crash in Paris. Diana star Elizabeth Debicki joined co-stars Jonathan Pryce (who plays Prince Philip) and Khalid Abdalla (who plays Dodi Fayed) on the Los Angeles […]
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‘The Crown’ Season 6 Trailer Focuses on Princess Diana Tragedy
In the official trailer for The Crown‘s sixth and final season, the rest of the royal family takes a backseat to the tragic story of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), who is shown struggling with her global fame, being hounded by paparazzi and beginning her ill-fated car ride with Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla). A glimpse of […]
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Imelda Staunton, Elizabeth Debicki and New Cast of ‘The Crown’ Take the Helm at Season 5 World Premiere
The actors behind The Crown‘s latest version of the British royal family — including Dominic West, Jonathan Pryce and Lesley Manville — welcomed fans to the ’90s at the world premiere of The Crown‘s fifth season on Tuesday night. On a wet evening in central London, with Queen Elizabeth II no longer on the throne, […]
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‘The Crown’ Showrunner on Bringing the “Most Glorious and Most Sour Fairy Tale of the 20th Century” to Screen
Over the course of its first three seasons, The Crown has earned its reputation as one of television’s most ambitious productions. Beginning in the early days of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the series takes on the formidable task of reconstructing a version of the historical record through the lens of the British monarchy. Building on […]
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“We’ve Been Waiting Five, Six Years to Get to Here”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With Josh O’Connor and the Creators Behind ‘The Crown’
Few historical dramas have enthralled viewers the way The Crown has the last five years. The Netflix drama, created by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated scribe Peter Morgan, kept up that intrigue with one of its buzziest seasons yet last fall, which marked the much-anticipated debut of Princess Diana. For the creative team behind the show, this […]
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“You Have to Feel Sick in Order to Feel Good”: Barry Jenkins, Ethan Hawke and the THR Drama Showrunner Roundtable
In the past, a question posed to a table of creatives about the projects that each would love to tackle if only Hollywood were ready for them would be met with a laundry list of wistful responses. But Barry Jenkins, the showrunner and director behind Amazon’s celebrated Underground Railroad adaptation, took one look around The […]
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