Has Netflix gotten their hands on the next ‘Downton Abbey‘? The Crown is building up to be one of the streaming giant’s much-anticipated TV Shows and if you’re a fan of the Royal Family this will be right up your street.
Tonight ahead of its 4th November release date Netflix have released a brand new second trailer ‘2 Worlds‘ . With Great Britain reeling from the devastation of war, young Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen and finds relationships with her loved ones changing forever.
Reportedly Netflix‘s most expensive show to date (rumoured to be around $156 million) similar to some budgets of Hollywood movies. It shows you how far Netflix are willing to go to deliver the best shows (and movies) for their subscribers. In this latest trailer, we do get a look at the relationships as the newly crowned young Queen Elizabeth personal relationships start to suffer.
A Netflix original series, The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world’s most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne….a new era is dawning. Peter Morgan‘s masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queen’s private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace….the leaders of an empire await.
The Crown stars Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, John Lithgow as Sir Winston Churchill, Victoria Hamilton as the Queen Mother, Jared Harris as King George VI, Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and Dame Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary, among others.
The Crown will be released in 1o parts via Netflix internationally including UK&Ireland from November 4th.