Season Three of ‘The Crown’ on Netflix Nov. 17

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Season three of British royals drama The Crown turns up on Netflix Nov. 17. Olivia Colman stars as Queen Elizabeth II.

Peter Morgan created the show. The Crown was nominated for an Emmy for best drama in 2018, the award going to Game of Thrones.

Season three is set in the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Claire Foy had played Queen Elizabeth II, and steps aside for Colman to take over the role. Tobias Menzies plays Prince Philip and Helena Bonham Carter portrays Princess Margaret.

Foy won a Golden Globe for her work in The Crown in 2016.

Colman previously played Queen Anne in the film The Favourite. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.