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'The Crown' Gets Surprise Sixth Season After Show Previously Only Planned for Five Seasons

Amazing news for The Crown fans! The show was originally supposed to contain five seasons, but the show’s creator has reconsidered and will now end after season six.

“As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons. To be clear, Series 6 will not bring us any closer to present-day – it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail,” creator Peter Morgan told Deadline.

The show currently stars Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, and more.

We recently found out that this controversial royal story line will NOT be a part of the show.

Season three premiered last year, and season four is expected in the coming months on Netflix.

Olivia Colman Wins Best Actress in TV Drama for 'The Crown' at Golden Globes 2020

Olivia Colman wins big at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards!

The 45-year-old actress took home the award for Best Actress in a TV Series – Drama at the event held on Sunday (January 5) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Olivia won for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, beating out Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies), and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show).

“For the last year I feel like I’ve been living someone else’s life, and now I feel like I’m winning someone else’s award,” she said during her acceptance speech.

She added that she got “a little bit boozy” before her win and was “completely stumped” by the honor.

She was joined by her co-stars Tobias Menzies, Gillian Anderson, and Josh O’Connor.

FYI: Olivia is wearing Emilia Wickstead with Malone Souliers shoes and Chopard jewelry. Gillian is wearing Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Josh is wearing head-to-toe Loewe.

READ MORE: Olivia Colman Has Joined HBO Crime Series ‘The Landscapers’

35+ pictures inside of Olivia Colman and more at the event… More Here! »

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Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, & Helena Bonham Carter Bring 'The Crown' to AFI Fest 2019

Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies pose together on the red carpet for the premiere of The Crown held during the 2019 AFI Fest on Saturday (November 17) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.

The co-stars, who play Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in season three, were joined at the premiere by Helena Boham Carter, who plays Princess Margaret.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Olivia Colman

Fellow cast members at the premiere included Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles), Erin Doherty (Princess Anne), Gillian Anderson (Margaret Thatcher), and Charles Dance (Lord Mountbatten).

Also in attendance was John Lithgow, who played Prime Minister Winston Churchill in season one.

Season three of The Crown will be released on Netflix on Sunday, November 17th. Check out the trailer here!

READ MORE: The Crown’s Olivia Colman Reveals Her Interaction With Prince William ‘Didn’t Go Very Well’

25+ pictures inside of the cast at the premiere…More Here! »

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Olivia Colman & Helena Bonham Carter Celebrate 'The Crown' Season Three World Premiere in London!

Tobias Menzies, Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter happily strike a pose together on the red carpet while stepping out for the season three world premiere of The Crown held at The Curzon Mayfair on Wednesday (November 13) in London, England.

The three leading stars were joined at the event by their cast mates Gillian Anderson, Peter Morgan, Erin Doherty, Marion Bailey, Jason Watkins, Josh O’Connor, Benjamin Caron and Harry Treadaway.

Here’s a synopsis of the third season: Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and her family struggle to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing Britain. From cold-war paranoia, through to the jet-set and the space age – the exuberance of the 1960s and the long hangover of the 1970s – Elizabeth and the Royals must adapt to a new, more liberated, but also more turbulent world.

Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Ben Daniels as Lord Snowdon, Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten.

The third season of The Crown debuts on November 17 on Netflix – Watch the trailer here!

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'The Crown' Season Three Trailer Debuts - Watch Now!

The Crown‘s third season finally has a trailer!

Here’s a synopsis of the third season: Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and her family struggle to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing Britain. From cold-war paranoia, through to the jet-set and the space age – the exuberance of the 1960s and the long hangover of the 1970s – Elizabeth and the Royals must adapt to a new, more liberated, but also more turbulent world.

Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Tobias Menzies as The Duke of Edinburgh, Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Ben Daniels as Lord Snowdon, Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten.

The third season of The Crown debuts on November 17 on Netflix.

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Olivia Colman Honored With BFI Fellowship from 'The Favourite' Director Yorgos Lanthimos!

Olivia Colman flashes a smile on the red carpet while attending the 2019 BFI Chairman’s Dinner held at Rosewood London on Wednesday evening (March 6) in London, England.

The 45-year-old Oscar winner was in attendance to receive the BFI Fellowship by Yorgos Lanthimos, who directed her in The Lobster and The Favourite.

“There isn’t an actor who can infuse each moment onscreen with such great humanity, drama and humour. No one can appear so fragile, magnetic, fierce, funny and real from one second to the next, or all at the same time,” Yorgos said during his speech (via Deadline).

Also in attendance to show their support were Olivia‘s husband Ed Sinclair, David Tennant, Richard E. Grant and his wife Joan Washington, as well as Olivia‘s The Crown co-stars Helena Bonham Carter and Tobias Menzies, who is stepping into the role of Prince Philip for the new season.

“I didn’t know what to expect this evening, turns out it’s a bit like a surprise birthday party… on the back of a lovely year,” Olivia said during her speech.

FYI: Olivia is wearing Atelier Swarovski fine jewelry.

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'The Crown' Season 3 Gets Two First Look Images Featuring the New Stars!

Netflix has released two new photos from The Crown‘s upcoming third season!

The two new photos feature Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies as Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, and Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Daniels as Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones.

Previously, Claire Foy played Queen Elizabeth and Matt Smith played Prince Philip, with Vanessa Kirby playing Princess Margaret and Matthew Goode playing Anthony Armstrong-Jones.

Check out the two new photos in the gallery below, and see other photos that have been released from production over the past several months.More Here! »

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