“The Crown must win, must always win.”
Netflix’s latest original series, “The Crown”, centres around the private life of Queen Elizabeth II. The show had a production budget of about £100 million (approximately RM538 million), making it the broadcasting company’s most expensive original series to date.
The series stars Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, former “Doctor Who” actor Matt Smith as Prince Philip, John Lithgow as Sir Winston Churchill, and Dame Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary, Elizabeth’s grandmother.
The 3-minute trailer starts off with Princess Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip finding out that the former will be crowned queen, as her father, King George VI, has died. Other scenes include Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Phillip, her struggles as both wife and Queen, and Sir Winston Churchill making a rather sexist speech.
Check out the series’ stills in the gallery below:
The official synopsis is as below:
“A Netflix original series, ‘The Crown’ focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world’s most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne….a new era is dawning. Peter Morgan’s masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queen’s private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace. The leaders of an empire await.”
Watch the trailer here:
“The Crown” premieres on Netflix on 4th November 2016.
For more information, stay tuned to the series’ Facebook page.
Sources: Coming Soon, SMH.
