The Crown (TV Series)

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Original title: The Crown (TV Series)
Year: 2016
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Peter Morgan (Creator), Stephen Daldry, Philip Martin, Julian Jarrold, Benjamin Caron
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan, Tom Edge
Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Cinematography: Adriano Goldman, Ole Bratt Birkeland
Cast: Claire Foy, Matt Smith, John Lithgow, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Miles, Jared Harris, Victoria Hamilton, Jeremy Northam, Alex Jennings, Eileen Atkins, Pip Torrens, Harriet Walter, Lia Williams, Greg Wise, Harry Hadden-Paton, Andy Sanderson, Michael Culkin, Nicholas Rowe, Simon Chandler, Stephen Dillane, Clive Francis, Patrick Ryecart, Paul Sheridan, David Shields, Kate Phillips, Helena Bonham Carter, Tobias Menzies, Olivia Colman, Daniel Ings
Producer: Netflix / Left Bank Pictures / Sony Pictures Television International
Genre: TV Series. Drama | Historical. Politics
Synopsis / Plot: “The Crown” tells the story of two of the most famous addresses in the world — Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street — and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Based on Peter Morgan's West End hit The Audience, each series will be dedicated to a decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign,

Awards: 2018: Emmy: Best Directing & Actress (Claire Foy). 7 Nominations

2017: Emmy: Best Actor (John Lithgow). 5 Nominations

2017: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Drama Series & Actress (Foy)

2016: 2 Golden Globes: Best Drama Series & Actress (Foy). Nom Supp. Actor (Lithgow)

2017: BAFTA TV Awards: 3 Awards, incl. Best Supp. Actress Drama (Kirby). 10 Nom.

2016: BAFTA TV Awards: Best TV Costume Design & Best Visual Effects TV. 11 Nom.

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2017: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2016: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2017: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Drama Series & Actress (Claire Foy)

2016: Critics Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actor (John Lithgow). 3 Nominations

2016: Satellite Awards: Best TV Series Drama. 2 Nominations

2017: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series, Drama

2018: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated Best Screenplay Drama Series

2017: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actress (Claire Foy)

2016: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actor in a drama (Lithgow) & Actress (Foy)

2017: TCA Awards (Television Critics Association): 3 Nom., including Outstanding Drama

Critics' reviews

"[2nd Season Review]: [It] turns too dreary and cold (...) Scripts are well-crafted. Images are opulent in texture and scenery. Acting remains a top attribute"

Ben Travers: IndieWire
"[2nd Season Review]: Peter Morgan’s creation works so well as a whole because it’s consistently well written and lushly filmed (...) but its greatest strength once again is in the casting."

Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
"Morgan's writing is masterful, displaying a consistently keen use of depth, nuance and sense of detail to weave this story. But perhaps even more laudable is his ability to allow the audience to come to their own understanding of the characters."

David Wiegand: San Francisco Chronicle
"'The Crown' is costume drama done right because (...) Morgan's fascination has always been process and the clash between individuals and institutions."

Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter
"In a drama that is prone to repetitive tangents, disconnected subplots and the liberal use of filler, Foy unites the disparate parts of 'The Crown' and gives it a taut center."

Maureen Ryan: Variety
"As television it's excellent--beautifully mounted, movingly played and only mildly melodramatic."

Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times
"The show is simply an engaging enough dynastic family drama, told on an extravagant scale. It really is gorgeous to look at, and it features many fine performances."

Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
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