Everything you need to know about season six of The Crown

The Crown has won Emmy and Golden Globe Awards and stolen viewers’ hearts. But unfortunately it is time for the critically acclaimed series to come to an end.

Season six of The Crown has been announced as the final season of the show, and the second and final part will be released on 14th December 2023, with the first part of the final season already available to watch. Here’s everything you need to know about The Crown season six.

When does The Crown season six premiere?

The first four episodes of season six dropped on Netflix on 16 November, and the final six episodes will be released on 14 December 2023.

Where can you watch The Crown?

All episodes of every season of The Crown so far are available to stream on Netflix. You will also be able to watch part two of season six on Netflix from 14 December.

Who has been cast in season six of The Crown?

Majority of the cast members reprised their roles in season six. This follows the trend of actors from previous seasons of The Crown, as most cast members completed two seasons.

The existing cast list for season six of The Crown is as follows:

• Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II

• Jonathan Pryce as Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

• Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret

• Dominic West as Charles, Prince of Wales

• Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales

• Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles

• Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed

• Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, Prime Minister

• Marcia Warren as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

• Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne

However, there will also be some new faces gracing our screens given that some characters, including Prince William and Prince Harry, have aged.

The new additions to the season six cast include:

• Ed McVey as an older version of Prince William

• Rufus Kampas as a young Prince William

• Meg Bellamy as Catherine Middleton

• Luther Ford as an older iteration of Prince Harry

• Fflyn Edwards as a young Prince Harry

What is the plot of season six?

Season six covers the final days of Diana’s life, however it has been confirmed by Netflix that the moment of her death will not be included in the show.

The adult versions of Prince William and Kate Middleton will be introduced, and season six will have a strong focus on William and Harry, following them in their adolescent and young adult years.

Released photos from Netflix also seem to allude to William and Catherine’s romance being depicted, as the images look to be set at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where the couple’s relationship first sparked.

Netflix also alluded to the inclusion of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’ wedding in 2005, sharing a photo of an invitation via social media.

There is no specific date that has been stated to be marked as the final moment in the series, however season six will not include any present-day royal moments. It will likely wrap up around the early 2000s, concluding around 2005. Prince Charles and Camilla’s wedding scene is apparently the final scene that was shot by the cast, which leads to believe it may be the conclusion of the show.

Is season six the end of The Crown?

Creator of The Crown, Peter Morgan, originally announced that the series would conclude with season five. However, in July 2020, he revealed a change of mind and decided to create one more season.

Morgan spoke to Netflix, saying “as we started to discuss the storylines for series five, 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”.

It has been confirmed that season six will in fact be the final instalment of the drama series.