The Crown (season 4)


The fourth season of the British-American web television series The Crown, which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, will be released on Netflix in late 2020.
Olivia Colman stars as Elizabeth, along with main cast members Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels, Marion Bailey, Jason Watkins, Erin Doherty, Josh O'Connor, Emerald Fennell and Charles Dance.

Premise

The Crown traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the present day.
The fourth season introduces Lady Diana Spencer and is set during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, and introduce Prince William and Prince Harry. Events depicted include Michael Fagan's break-in to Buckingham Palace, Princess Diana's appearance at the Barnado's Champion Children Awards and her 1989 flight on Concorde.

Cast

The below actors are credited in the opening titles of single episodes in which they play a significant role.

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Production

Development

By October 2017, "early production" had begun on an anticipated third and fourth season, and by the following January, Netflix confirmed the series had been renewed for a third and fourth season.

Casting

The producers will recast some roles with older actors every two seasons, as the timeline moves forward and the characters age. In October 2017, Olivia Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons. By January 2018, Helena Bonham Carter and Paul Bettany were in negotiations to portray Princess Margaret and Prince Philip, respectively, for these seasons. However, by the end of the month Bettany was forced to drop out due to the time commitment required. By the end of March 2018, Tobias Menzies was cast as Prince Philip for the third and fourth seasons. In early May 2018, Bonham Carter was confirmed to have been cast, alongside Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The next month, Ben Daniels was cast as Antony Armstrong-Jones for the third season, along with Erin Doherty joining the series as Princess Anne. A month later, Josh O'Connor and Marion Bailey were cast as Prince Charles and the Queen Mother, respectively, for the third and fourth seasons. In October 2018, Emerald Fennell was cast as Camilla Shand. In December 2018, Charles Dance was cast as Louis Mountbatten. In April 2019, Emma Corrin was cast as Lady Diana Spencer for the fourth season. Gillian Anderson, who had been rumoured since January 2019 to be in talks to portray Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season, was officially confirmed for the role in September 2019.
Claire Foy is set to return to the role of Queen Elizabeth II for a flashback scene in the fourth season.

Filming

The fourth season began filming in August 2019 and wrapped in March 2020.

Release

The fourth season will be released in late 2020.