The Crown final season to release in two parts, makers share release dates

In keeping with its recent approach to select series, Netflix has decided to split the last season of The Crown into two parts. The first four episodes are set to premiere on November 16, while the second part comprising six episodes will follow four weeks later on December 14. The makers of the series also unveiled its teaser.

3 things you need to know

• Netflix has employed this split-season strategy for several other hit series like Stranger Things, You, and The Witcher.
  The sixth season of The Crown will cover the period from 1997 to 2005.
  The fourth season of the series won the prestigious Best Drama Series accolade.

Exploring the final years

Accompanying the announcement, Netflix unveiled a brief teaser for the upcoming season. The teaser offers a retrospective look at Queen Elizabeth II's life, portrayed by Claire Foy and Olivia Colman in earlier seasons, before introducing Imelda Staunton as the current incarnation of the British monarch. It features a voiceover from Colman, emphasising the duty of being queen, and a contemplative question from Imelda Staunton's character regarding the life she had set aside. 

"It is not a choice. It is a duty."
Part 1: 16 November
Part 2: 14 December pic.twitter.com/WkNVSuyEDX

— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) October 9, 2023

What is the sixth season of The Crown about?

The sixth season of The Crown will cover the period from 1997 to 2005. The first part will delve into the relationship between Princess Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, and Dodi Fayed, portrayed by Khalid Abdalla. It will also depict the tragic car crash in Paris in 1997 that claimed their lives. The second part will shift the focus to the wedding of Prince Charles, played by Dominic West, and Camilla Parker Bowles, portrayed by Olivia Williams. Additionally, it will explore the lives of Charles' sons, William and Harry.

Suzanne Mackie, executive producer of The Crown, expressed her pride in the final season, describing it as some of the show's best work. "I am really, really proud of this final season. I think it’s some of our best work. Imelda is extraordinary as the queen, she really is. And I don’t want to spoil the very end, but it’s really beautiful and, I think, quite profound, and it feels like a culmination of a very long journey,” she told The Hollywood Reporter in August this year.

The sixth and final season of The Crown is coming. pic.twitter.com/71Rc9ItlOI

— The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) October 9, 2023

Over its previous five seasons, The Crown has garnered a remarkable 21 Emmy Awards, including the prestigious Best Drama Series accolade for its fourth season. Series creator Peter Morgan serves as an executive producer alongside Suzanne Mackie, Andy Harries, Stephen Daldry, Matthew Byam Shaw, and Robert Fox.