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The Crown

Created by Peter Morgan · 2016–2023 ·

Answer Summary: Is The Crown worth watching?

The Crown (2016–2023) earns a 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Peter Morgan; stream on Netflix.

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Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.

86%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

88/100Editorial Rating
84%Audience · excluded
84Metascore
8.6IMDb /10
84%Fan Score
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Seasons
6 · 60 episodes
Network
Netflix
Streaming
Netflix
Cast
Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Matt Smith, Tobias Menzies
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Where to watch The Crown

The Crown is available on Netflix — regional notes: Netflix in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

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Is The Crown worth watching?

Yes — The Crown earns a 86% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Peter Morgan and streaming on Netflix.

Celluloid Verdict

Sumptuously produced and impeccably acted, this royal saga turns decades of British history into intimate, absorbing character drama, even as later seasons court more debate.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is The Crown about?

Chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 to the early 21st century, this lavish historical drama follows the political rivalries, romances, and personal sacrifices behind the events that shaped the second half of Britain's twentieth century.

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The Crown Review: The Institution That Devours the Person

Netflix's The Crown turns the modern monarchy into prestige tragedy, tracing how the woman is slowly consumed by the Queen — an opulent, ambivalent study of duty's cost, recast every two seasons as its subjects age into history.

A lavish, intelligent and quietly devastating drama about self-erasure in service of an institution. Peter Morgan's finest sustained work.

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Yes — The Crown scores 85% on Celluloid. Sumptuously produced and impeccably acted, this royal saga turns decades of British history into intimate, absorbing character drama, even as later seasons court more debate. Stream on Netflix.