Netflix’s The Crown Season 3: Here’s what we know so far...
Filled with Britain’s TV and film royalty, Olivia Colman plays the queen, Tobias Menzies is Prince Philip; and the Charles and Camilla pre-Diana liaison begins
The Crown has become an award-winning historical drama series in just two seasons and is widely expected to impress us with an all-new cast and narrative in Season 3.
The new season is expected to be released some time this year, but Netflix has yet to confirm an exact date or release an official trailer. Instead, audiences on social media have been drip-fed with photos and statements of the new cast, filled with Britain’s TV and film royalty.
Here’s what we know so far – and what we may see in the latest season of The Crown.
The Queen during the Swinging Sixties
Season 3 will continue chronologically from the previous season, covering Queen Elizabeth’s reign from 1964 to the mid-1970s.
Scenes reportedly referenced in the upcoming season include the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969 and Prince Charles’ studies at Cambridge University.
In world history, the ‘60s included the assassinations of Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam war. Although much of the turbulence occurred in the USA, we wonder how much of these pivotal moments we’ll see cross the pond into Westminster Palace. (After all, Season 2 did feature JFK and Jackie Onassis.)