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Revision as of 05:40, 10 November 2019

The Crown
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The third season of the British-American web television series The Crown, which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, will consist of ten episodes and is set to be released on Netflix on November 17, 2019.

Olivia Colman stars as Elizabeth, along with main cast members Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels, Marion Bailey, Jason Watkins, Erin Doherty, Josh O'Connor, Emerald Fennell and Charles Dance.

Premise

The Crown traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day.[3]

Season three will cover 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.[4] Events depicted will include the unmasking of the Queen's art adviser Sir Anthony Blunt as a Soviet spy,[5] Wilson's time as Prime Minister,[6] the Aberfan disaster,[7] the Apollo 11 moon landing,[8] the 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles,[9] the decolonisation of Africa and the Caribbean,[10] the death and state funeral of Winston Churchill,[11] and Princess Margaret's eight-year affair with baronet and gardening expert Roddy Llewellyn that leads to the Princess's divorce from Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1978.[12][13] The third season also introduces Camilla Shand and Lady Diana Spencer, who will be more prominent in the fourth season.[6]

Cast

Main

The below actors are credited in the opening titles of single episodes in which they play a significant role.

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [26]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [28]
211"Olding"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
222"Margaretology"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
233"Aberfan"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
244"Bubbikins"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
255"Coup"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
266"Tywysog Cymru"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
277"Moondust"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
288"Imbroglio"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
299"Dangling Man"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)
3010"Cri de Coeur"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)

Production

Development

By October 2017, "early production" had begun on an anticipated third and fourth season,[14] and by the following January, Netflix confirmed the series had been renewed for a third and fourth season.[6]

Casting

The producers will recast some roles with older actors every two seasons, as the timeline moves forward and the characters age.[29] In October 2017, Olivia Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons.[14] 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.[13] By the end of March 2018, Tobias Menzies was cast as Prince Philip for the third and fourth seasons.[15] In early May 2018, Bonham Carter was confirmed to have been cast, alongside Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson.[16] The next month, Ben Daniels was cast as Antony Armstrong-Jones for the third season,[17] along with Erin Doherty joining the series as Princess Anne.[18] A month later, Josh O'Connor and Marion Bailey were cast as Prince Charles and the Queen Mother, respectively, for the third and fourth seasons.[19] In October 2018, Emerald Fennell was cast as Camilla Shand.[20] In December 2018, Charles Dance was cast as Louis Mountbatten.[21] In April 2019, Emma Corrin was cast as Lady Diana Spencer for the fourth season.[32]

Filming

The third season began filming in July 2018,[33] and concluded in February 2019.[citation needed]

Release

The third season will be released on Netflix worldwide in its entirety on November 17, 2019,[34][16][35][28] and will consist of ten episodes.[27]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported a 96% approval rating for the third season based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 8.28/10. 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 86 out of 100 based on 11 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 cast performances, particularly Colman and Bonham Carter.[39] The Guardian's Lucy Mangan praised the "top-notch performances" from the cast, adding that the season is "so confident and so precision-engineered that you don't notice the defects".[25] 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".[4]

Some criticism was leveled at the lack of nuance from the writing. The BBC's Hugh Montgomery found the writing "increasingly on the nose", though the season was "the best yet".[40] Alison Rowat from The Herald opined some scenes were "over-engineered" and dialogue "too on the nose", but nevertheless the series excels as a political drama.[41] Vulture's Jen Chaney similarly found the writing "a bit heavy-handed" in nevertheless "an absorbing, thoroughly enriching experience".[27] Reviewing for Variety, Caroline Framke thought the series does not always succeed in humanizing 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."[22]

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

References

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  2. ^ Brown, Mick (November 3, 2016). "The Crown: Claire Foy and Matt Smith on the making of the £100m Netflix series". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Singh, Anita (August 19, 2015). "£100m Netflix Series Recreates Royal Wedding". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Fienberg, Daniel (November 4, 2019). "'The Crown' Season 3: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Collis, Clark (August 14, 2019). "God Save the Queen: The new stars of The Crown open up about the royal gamble of season 3". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Bentley, Jean (January 24, 2018). "'The Crown' Season 3: All the Details (So Far)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Netflix's The Crown films the Aberfan disaster". BBC. September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  8. ^ Kimberly Bond (January 29, 2019). "The Crown series 3 to include episode on Apollo 11 moon landing". Radio Times. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Crown season 3: Netflix release date, the new cast and everything else we know so far". The Independent. October 24, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Gill, James (January 21, 2019). "When is The Crown season 3 on Netflix? Who is in the cast, and what is going to happen?". RadioTimes. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  11. ^ Charlotte Higgins (September 7, 2009). "Queen Olivia Colman, an epic budget and a cast of thousands: a year behind the scenes on The Crown". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Sandwell, Ian (January 23, 2017). "Downton Abbey's Matthew Goode is joining the cast of Netflix's The Crown". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Miller, Julie (January 25, 2018). "The Crown's Third Season Is Minus a Prince Philip as Paul Bettany Bows Out". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c Birnbaum, Olivia (October 26, 2017). "Olivia Colman Joins 'The Crown' as Queen Elizabeth for Seasons 3 and 4". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  15. ^ a b Fleming Jr, Mike (March 28, 2018). "'The Crown' Sets 'Outlander's Tobias Menzies As New Prince Philip". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d Otterson, Joe (May 3, 2018). "'The Crown' Officially Casts Helena Bonham Carter, Adds Jason Watkins for Season 3". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  17. ^ a b White, Peter (June 20, 2018). "'The Crown': 'The Exorcist' Star Ben Daniels To Play Antony Armstrong-Jones In Season 3 Of Netflix's Royal Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  18. ^ a b Sandberg, Bryn Elise (June 22, 2018). "'The Crown' Casts Its Princess Anne (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  19. ^ a b Clarke, Stewart (July 26, 2018). "'The Crown': Josh O'Connor to Play Prince Charles, Marion Bailey the Queen Mother". Variety. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  20. ^ a b Kinane, Ruth (October 23, 2018). "The Crown casts Call the Midwife actress Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  21. ^ a b Edwards, Chris (December 17, 2018). "The Crown season 3 adds Charles Dance to cast – and here's who he's playing". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  22. ^ a b Framke, Caroline (November 4, 2019). "TV Review: 'The Crown' Season 3 Starring Olivia Colman". Variety. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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  26. ^ a b Lloyd, Brian (November 4, 2019). "Netflix Review: 'The Crown' Season 3 settles in for the long haul". entertainment.ie. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
    Enker, Debi (November 6, 2019). "Things we learnt watching the new season of The Crown". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
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  32. ^ Hall, Ellie (April 9, 2019). ""The Crown" Just Cast Its Princess Diana". BuzzFeed. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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  38. ^ Singh, Anita (November 4, 2019). "The Crown, season 3 Netflix review: TV's best soap opera is back and this time it's Prince Charles we feel sorry for". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  39. ^ Ali, Lorraine (November 4, 2019). "Review: 'The Crown' shines brighter than ever in Season 3". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  40. ^ Montgomery, Hugh (November 4, 2019). "The Crown series 3 is the best yet". BBC. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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