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The Crown
Season 3
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original release17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
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The third season of The Crown follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It consists of ten episodes and was released by Netflix on 17 November 2019.

Olivia Colman stars as Elizabeth, along with main cast members Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels, Jason Watkins, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty, Jane Lapotaire, Charles Dance, Josh O'Connor, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael Maloney, Emerald Fennell, and Andrew Buchan. John Lithgow and Pip Torrens return in cameo appearances.[3]

Premise

The Crown traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the early 2000s.[4]

Season three covers the time period between 1964 and 1977, beginning with Harold Wilson's election as prime minister and ending with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[5] Events depicted include the unmasking of the Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, Sir Anthony Blunt as a Soviet spy,[6] Harold Wilson and Edward Heath's respective terms as prime minister,[7][3] the Aberfan disaster,[8] the Apollo 11 moon landing,[9] the 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales,[10] the death of the Duke of Windsor (the Queen’s uncle and the former King Edward VIII),[11] the death and state funeral of Winston Churchill,[12] and Princess Margaret's affair with Roddy Llewellyn that leads to divorce from Tony Armstrong-Jones.[13][14] US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Camilla Shand also feature.[3][15]

Cast

Main article: List of The Crown characters

Main

Featured

The following actors are credited in the opening titles of up to two episodes:

Recurring

Notable guests

Episodes

See also: List of The Crown episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
211"Olding"Benjamin CaronPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
222"Margaretology"Benjamin CaronPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
233"Aberfan"Benjamin CaronPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
244"Bubbikins"Benjamin CaronPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
255"Coup"Christian SchwochowPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
266"Tywysog Cymru"Christian SchwochowJames Graham & Peter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
277"Moondust"Jessica HobbsPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
288"Dangling Man"Sam DonovanDavid Hancock & Peter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
299"Imbroglio"Sam DonovanPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
3010"Cri de Coeur"Jessica HobbsPeter Morgan17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)

Production

Development

By October 2017, early production had begun on an anticipated third and fourth season,[16] and by the following January, Netflix confirmed the series had been renewed for a third and fourth season.[7]

Casting

The producers recast some roles with older actors every two seasons, as the characters age.[29] In October 2017, Olivia Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons.[16] By January 2018, Helena Bonham Carter and Paul Bettany were in negotiations to portray Princess Margaret and Prince Philip, respectively, for these seasons.[30][31] However, by the end of the month Bettany was forced to drop out due to the time commitment required.[14] By the end of March 2018, Tobias Menzies was cast as Philip.[17] In early May 2018, Bonham Carter was confirmed to have been cast, alongside Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson.[18] The next month, Ben Daniels was cast as Tony Armstrong-Jones for the third season,[19] along with Erin Doherty as Princess Anne.[20] A month later, Josh O'Connor and Marion Bailey were cast as respectively Prince Charles and the Queen Mother.[22] In October 2018, Emerald Fennell was cast as Camilla Shand.[27] In December 2018, Charles Dance was cast as Louis Mountbatten.[21]

Filming

The third season began filming in July 2018.[32]

Music

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The Crown: Season Three
Soundtrack album by
Martin Phipps
Released22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
GenreSoundtrack
Length48:08
LabelSony Music
The Crown music chronology
The Crown: Season Two
(2017) 		The Crown: Season Three
(2019) 		The Crown: Season Four
(2020)
Martin Phipps soundtrack chronology
The Aftermath
(2019) 		The Crown: Season Three
(2019) 		The Crown: Season Four
(2020)
No.TitleLength
1."New Queen"3:56
2."Black Widow"2:01
3."The Establishment"2:58
4."Charles"2:23
5."Aberfan"6:14
6."Sisters"3:00
7."Philip"3:03
8."Simple Harp"2:29
9."Stretched Choir"2:13
10."Bodies"3:41
11."Roddy"3:05
12."Princess"1:53
13."Mountbatten"1:40
14."Alice"2:40
15."Man on the Moon"4:09
16."Better for Everyone"2:37
Total length:48:08

Release

The third season was released on Netflix worldwide in its entirety on 17 November 2019,[33][18][34][35] and consists of ten episodes.[28]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating for the third season based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 8.54/10. Its critical consensus reads: "Olivia Colman shines, but as The Crown marches on in reliably luxurious fashion through time it finds space for the characters around her, providing ample opportunity for the appealing ensemble to gleam, too."[36] On Metacritic, the season holds a score of 84 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[37]

Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Anita Singh called the series "by far, the best soap opera on television".[38] The Los Angeles Times's Lorraine Ali praised the attention to historical detail and the performances, particularly from Colman and Bonham Carter.[39] The Guardian's Lucy Mangan praised the "top-notch performances", adding that the season is "so confident and so precision-engineered that you don't notice the defects".[23] Daniel Fienberg for The Hollywood Reporter judged the cast transition to be a success, adding the series "remains a model for carefully crafted episodic storytelling".[5]

There was some criticism of the lack of nuance within the writing. The BBC's Hugh Montgomery found it "increasingly on the nose", with the season "the best yet".[40] Alison Rowat from The Herald opined some scenes were "over-engineered" and dialogue "too on the nose", but nevertheless that it excels as a political drama.[41] Vulture's Jen Chaney found the writing "a bit heavy-handed" in nevertheless "an absorbing, thoroughly enriching experience".[28] Reviewing for Variety, Caroline Framke thought the series does not always succeed in humanising the royal family, but when it does, it is "as compelling a portrait of how power warps individuals, and the world along with them, as exists on TV".[26]

Ed Power from The Independent was less complimentary, praising Colman's performance but finding the series somewhat "colourless".[42]

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