The Crown Season 4 Review: Visually Lavish with High Drama and Outstanding Performances
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown Season 4 Review: Visually Lavish with High Drama and Outstanding Performances

News 18  

The Crown Season 4 Cast: Olivia Colman, Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin, Josh O’Connor, Helena Bonham Carter, Emerald Fennell, Tobias Menzies, Stephen Boxer, Erin Doherty, Marion Bailey Created by: Peter Morgan Season four of The Crown starts off with a couple of advantages. Season four starts in 1979 with Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher assuming office as the first female Prime Minister of Britain, and concludes with the end of her tenure in 1990. The Thatcher era in UK politics coincides with an eventful run in the private space of the royal family, as Prince Charles gets married to Diana, despite being openly in love with the very-much-married Camilla Parker-Bowles and despite everyone including the Queen Mother favouring his match with Diana’s elder sister Sarah. Quite obviously owing to the slice of English history it captures, and unlike the past three seasons, the 10 episodes of season four are not entirely about Olivia Colman’s Elizabeth II.

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How ‘The Crown’ re-created history while still respecting the women who suffered
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How ‘The Crown’ re-created history while still respecting the women who suffered

LA Times  

In “Inside the Episode,” writers and directors reflect on the making of their Emmy-winning episodes. In a more relatable sense, as Jessica Hobbs’ Emmy-winning direction shows, it’s also about that icky, awkward, self-conscious feeling people get when they’re forced to be in a room where they know they’re not wanted. If she’d maybe taken two steps forward and said, “Hello,” …

Column: ‘The Crown’ was Netflix’s crown jewel. Then it pushed Queen Elizabeth II aside
1 year ago

Column: ‘The Crown’ was Netflix’s crown jewel. Then it pushed Queen Elizabeth II aside

LA Times  

In the last few minutes of the “The Crown’s” Season 4 finale, Prince Philip attempts to connect with and comfort the increasingly isolated and unhappy Princess Diana. With the words he gave Philip still ringing in his ears, creator Peter Morgan proceeded to relegate the “essence of all our duty” increasingly to the back pew; by the first half of …

‘The Crown’ Season 6 Part 1 review: The royal soap opera hits a sombre speed-breaker on its final run
1 year, 1 month ago

‘The Crown’ Season 6 Part 1 review: The royal soap opera hits a sombre speed-breaker on its final run

The Hindu  

Though it is called The Crown, Part 1 of Season 6 is all about Princess Diana. The engagement breaks up, Kelly sues Dodi for breach of contract, while a paparazzi picture of Dodi and Diana kissing leads to the “fiercest bidding war in Fleet Street’s history” with the pictures selling for £250,000. The Crown Season 6, Part 1 Episodes: 4 …

Helena Bonham Carter says The Crown should have been cancelled after season 4
1 year, 10 months ago

Helena Bonham Carter says The Crown should have been cancelled after season 4

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Helena Bonham Carter has said she thinks Netflix should have ended …

The Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

The Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2023

Huff Post  

Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: NBC/HBO/Starz/Getty Chile. — Fang “P-Valley,” Season 3 “P-Valley” left us with one of the most beautiful moments of television in its Season 2 finale: Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford slow-dancing to Jeffrey Osborne’s “Love Ballad.” I cannot rave enough about this cast, featuring incredible turns by Nicholson, Annan, Brandee Evans and other amazing actors. — Fang “BMF,” …

The Crown, season 5: separating fact from fiction
2 years, 1 month ago

The Crown, season 5: separating fact from fiction

The Telegraph  

“Fiction should not be paraded as fact.” “Complete and utter rubbish.” “Full of nonsense, but this is nonsense on stilts.” “An inaccurate and hurtful account of history.” Usually, when a high-profile new television series is launched, its makers fall over themselves to get laudatory quotes to promote it with. Previous series took advantage of the fact that most of the …

‘The Crown’ season 5 review: The Queen, Princess Diana and some splendidly addictive television
2 years, 1 month ago

‘The Crown’ season 5 review: The Queen, Princess Diana and some splendidly addictive television

The Hindu  

The Crown, following Queen Elizabeth II from her marriage in 1947 to reportedly the early 2000s, is not about historical accuracy. Netflix has kindly included a disclaimer in the trailer describing The Crown as a “fictional dramatisation” and “inspired by real-life events.” The Crown Episodes: 10 Run time: 47 to 61 minutes Creator: Peter Morgan Cast: Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, …

Why is everyone in The Crown so sexy?
2 years, 1 month ago

Why is everyone in The Crown so sexy?

The Independent  

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The Crown season 5 first reviews call it 'bad news for Netflix', label it 'show's weakest outing yet'
2 years, 1 month ago

The Crown season 5 first reviews call it 'bad news for Netflix', label it 'show's weakest outing yet'

Hindustan Times  

The first reviews for the fifth season of the critically-acclaimed drama The Crown are out. The show has received mixed reviews for the firs time ever, with many critics calling this season the weakest yet, and also the most controversial. The fifth season not only sees an all-new cast headlined by Imelda Stanton as Elizabeth but is also the first …

The Crown series 5 review: 'Gripping, but badly-told soap'
2 years, 1 month ago

The Crown series 5 review: 'Gripping, but badly-told soap'

BBC  

The Crown series 5 review: 'Gripping, but badly-told soap' Netflix With an all-star cast featuring Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Jonny Lee Miller, Netflix's royal saga has now reached the 1990s and the then Prince and Princess of Wales' divorce. For if the Netflix saga about the British Royal Family initially began as a rather stately, arguably somewhat hagiographic, piece …

\'The Crown’ set to return on Nov. 9
2 years, 2 months ago

\'The Crown’ set to return on Nov. 9

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The wait is finally over. Through a video posted by Imelda Staunton last year, we knew that the fifth season of ‘The Crown’ was scheduled to release this year. She also won audiences’ hearts as Lady Maud Bagshaw in the first “Downton Abbey” film and its recently released sequel, “Downton Abbey: A New Era”. While Imelda replaces Olivia Colman …

‘The Crown’ back in November for season 5 with new queen
2 years, 3 months ago

‘The Crown’ back in November for season 5 with new queen

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — “The Crown” will return to its Netflix throne in early November. The drama series about Queen Elizabeth II and her extended family will begin its fifth season on Nov. 9, the streaming service said Saturday. The first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young princess Elizabeth ascending to the throne and growing into her role as …

‘The Crown’ reigns at the Emmys, becoming Netflix’s first drama series winner
3 years, 3 months ago

‘The Crown’ reigns at the Emmys, becoming Netflix’s first drama series winner

LA Times  

The flawed couple: Season 4 of “The Crown” largely tells the story of the rocky marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Netflix, the streamer that has collected more than 400 Emmy nominations in the last three years, finally took the Emmy throne with its first drama series win, as “The Crown” reigned supreme. “Thank you to one or two …

The Crown Season 5 to start filming in July with new cast
3 years, 8 months ago

The Crown Season 5 to start filming in July with new cast

India Today  

The shooting of The Crown Season 5 will begin in July with new cast. As reported earlier, Imelda Staunton will play the role of Queen Elizabeth, while Tenet star Elizabeth Debicki will be seen playing the role of Princess Diana. Elizabeth Debicki will be seen as Princess Diana, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Imelda Staunton will be playing the Queen …

UK Wants Netflix to Add Warning to 'The Crown' so Viewers Know its Fiction but We Already Knew That
4 years ago

UK Wants Netflix to Add Warning to 'The Crown' so Viewers Know its Fiction but We Already Knew That

News 18  

The latest season of the acclaimed Netflix period drama ‘The Crown’ has already ruffled many feathers, thanks to its apparently candid depiction of the Princess Diana years. Not just the UK government, Princess Diana’s brother Earl Charles Spencer had raised concerns that while watching the show, audiences may forget that the show is a work of fiction. Blows your mind …

UK government asks Netflix to make it clear "The Crown" is fictional
4 years ago

UK government asks Netflix to make it clear "The Crown" is fictional

Salon  

Netflix's wildly popular Royals saga "The Crown" continues to be in the crosshairs of controversy overseas with its suspicions over fidelity to facts. Speaking to The Daily Mail, Cultural Secretary Oliver Dowden said, "It's a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that." The brother …

How accurate is The Crown season 4?
4 years ago

How accurate is The Crown season 4?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He continued: “Mrs Thatcher was certainly, as Gillian Anderson …

How Princess Diana revived interest in The Crown, 23 years after her death
4 years ago

How Princess Diana revived interest in The Crown, 23 years after her death

India Today  

It has been more than two decades since Princess Diana died in a tragic car crash in a Paris underpass in 1997. Princess Diana captured people's hearts with her ability to show empathy Photo: Reuters Season 4 of The Crown, which premiered on November 15, has unveiled the most poignant and most human character of the Royal family - Princess …

On The Crown season 4, pop music is its own character
4 years ago

On The Crown season 4, pop music is its own character

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In an early episode of The Crown’s new season, the future …

The Crown cast: Who are the new actors in season 4?
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown cast: Who are the new actors in season 4?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new season is set between 1977 and 1990, …

The Crown: Why season 4 doesn’t show Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown: Why season 4 doesn’t show Prince Charles and Diana’s wedding

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, the series does not include the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer …

The Crown (Season 4) Part II, as imagined by Craig Brown
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown (Season 4) Part II, as imagined by Craig Brown

Daily Mail  

SCENE 1 Prince Charles : I - I - I don’t quite know how to put this. The Queen Mother relaxes in her favourite arm chair, skinning a rabbit, while her friend, Diana’s grandmother Ruth, Lady Fermoy, tenderly pulls the wings off a fly. Diana: ‘How now brown cow.’ Ruth, Lady Fermoy: Stupid girl! Prince Philip: The real wedding’s tomorrow, …

‘The Crown’ Season 4 review: Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher steals the show
4 years, 1 month ago

‘The Crown’ Season 4 review: Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher steals the show

The Hindu  

Towards the end of the tenth episode, Queen Elizabeth tells Prince Charles, “When people look at you and Diana, they see two privileged young people who through good fortune have ended up with everything one could dream of in life. The show belongs to Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher and her interactions with the Queen are when The Crown is its …

Review: 'The Crown' Season 4 is a Triumph of Accuracy
4 years, 1 month ago

Review: 'The Crown' Season 4 is a Triumph of Accuracy

The Quint  

Queen Elizabeth II’s main rivals for centre stage are Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Lady Diana Spencer. The production standards, casting and acting are excellent; the script structure now well-known to fans of the series; the costumes are without a stitch out of place; and they even — I never thought I’d type these words — get Diana’s hair and …

The Crown: 10 best episodes of Netflix drama so far, ranked
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown: 10 best episodes of Netflix drama so far, ranked

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Scientia Potentia Est" – season one, episode seven A …

The Crown season 4 review: All hail Emma Corrin, scene-stealer as Princess Diana in the finest season of Netflix’s lavish show
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown season 4 review: All hail Emma Corrin, scene-stealer as Princess Diana in the finest season of Netflix’s lavish show

Hindustan Times  

The Crown Cast - Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh O’Connor, Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson The Crown Season 4 review: Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in a still from the Netflix show. Watch The Crown season 4 trailer here A new member is ‘welcomed’ to the family this season — Lady Diana Spencer. Much like how the real …

’The Crown’ season 4 review: Princess Diana and Charles are a royal pain
4 years, 1 month ago

’The Crown’ season 4 review: Princess Diana and Charles are a royal pain

Live Mint  

The air is thick with metaphor. Thus we seesaw between compelling Thatcher episodes and soap-operatic Diana episodes, the Queen appearing inconsequentially on the sidelines — mirroring the monarchy’s increasing irrelevance. The show doesn’t lionise or lambast Thatcher’s divisive politics, but is guilty of playing up rumoured conflicts with the Queen, most pointedly when the Prime Minister and her husband are …

’The Crown’ season 4 review: Princess Diana and Charles are a royal pain
4 years, 1 month ago

’The Crown’ season 4 review: Princess Diana and Charles are a royal pain

Live Mint  

The air is thick with metaphor. Thus we seesaw between compelling Thatcher episodes and soap-operatic Diana episodes, the Queen appearing inconsequentially on the sidelines — mirroring the monarchy’s increasing irrelevance. The show doesn’t lionise or lambast Thatcher’s divisive politics, but is guilty of playing up rumoured conflicts with the Queen, most pointedly when the Prime Minister and her husband are …

The Crown season 4 review by Christopher Stevens
4 years, 1 month ago

The Crown season 4 review by Christopher Stevens

Daily Mail  

All ten episodes of The Crown, series four, are available to view on Netflix from Sunday November 15 Rating: No one can accuse The Crown of being too subtle. Emma Corrin and Josh O'Connor recreate the moment that the then Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles confirmed their engagement in 1981 The Crown season 4: The show gives nonstop high …

The new series of The Crown is a ‘glorious spectacle’
4 years, 1 month ago

The new series of The Crown is a ‘glorious spectacle’

BBC  

The new series of The Crown is a ‘glorious spectacle’ Four stars for a series that is as much about ‘losing yourself’ in a lovingly created world as it is about ‘painting an absolute truth’, says Sarah Hughes. It’s no secret that the Queen had a complicated relationship with her first female prime minister, the two women sharing a sense …

Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana challenge traditions in trailer of The Crown Season 4
4 years, 1 month ago

Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana challenge traditions in trailer of The Crown Season 4

India Today  

The new trailer of The Crown Season 4 is out. The trailer shows Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher challenging traditions, which creates a tension between them and Queen Elizabeth II. THE CROWN SEASON 4 TRAILER In the trailer, Margaret Thatcher, played by Gillian Anderson, tells the Queen that she wants to make the UK self-reliant and for that she doesn't …

Imelda Staunton reveals ‘pressure from every angle’ to play the Queen on The Crown
4 years, 2 months ago

Imelda Staunton reveals ‘pressure from every angle’ to play the Queen on The Crown

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Imelda Staunton has opened up about the pressures of playing Queen …

'The Crown' Actress Emma Corrin 'Stole' a Prop from Sets of the Hit Show. Here's What it Was
4 years, 2 months ago

'The Crown' Actress Emma Corrin 'Stole' a Prop from Sets of the Hit Show. Here's What it Was

News 18  

In a rather unbelievable incident, actress Emma Corrin – who will be seen playing the role of late Princess Diana in the upcoming fourth season of The Crown – has confessed that she had stolen a prop of her character from the sets of the show. So I stole the gold chain, which I wear.” For those who may not …

The Crown season 4 teaser introduces new characters of Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher
4 years, 2 months ago

The Crown season 4 teaser introduces new characters of Princess Diana, Margaret Thatcher

Firstpost  

The primary focus of The Crown season 4 will be on how the royal family is preoccupied with the line of succession and therefore securing the right bride for Prince Charles Netflix has released the trailer for the fourth season of The Crown and the focus is on Princess Diana and Prince Charles. But fairy tales usually end at this …

The Crown season 4 trailer: Emma Corrin stars as Princess Diana in first video teaser
4 years, 2 months ago

The Crown season 4 trailer: Emma Corrin stars as Princess Diana in first video teaser

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Here is the stuff of which fairy tales are …

The Crown: First pics from season 4 show Emma Connor as Princess Diana, Olivia Colman returns as the Queen
4 years, 2 months ago

The Crown: First pics from season 4 show Emma Connor as Princess Diana, Olivia Colman returns as the Queen

Hindustan Times  

The first pictures of much-awaited Netflix series The Crown are out and they give us a glimpse at young Princess Diana as well as Queen Elizabeth II who wishes to secures the appropriate wife for Prince Charles in the upcoming season. Written by Peter Morgan, The Crown’s fourth season also features Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as …

The Crown: Netflix releases first pictures of season four
4 years, 2 months ago

The Crown: Netflix releases first pictures of season four

The Independent  

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'The Crown' Gets Surprise Sixth Season Renewal, Still Won't Cover Harry And Meghan
4 years, 5 months ago

'The Crown' Gets Surprise Sixth Season Renewal, Still Won't Cover Harry And Meghan

Huff Post  

For those hoping that the switch-up might inch the series’s timeline closer to the recent royal drama surrounding Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle or perhaps to Prince Andrew’s ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein, the series will still maintain a modicum of historical distance. The series will also welcome Emma Corrin as a young Diana Spencer, while Lesley …

The Crown renewed for additional sixth season, Netflix confirms
4 years, 5 months ago

The Crown renewed for additional sixth season, Netflix confirms

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, series creator Peter Morgan said: “As …

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