The Crown (season 4)

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  • United Kingdom[1]
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No. of episodes 10
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Original network Netflix
Original release 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
List of The Crown episodes

The fourth season of The Crown, which follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, was released by Netflix on 15 November 2020.[3]

Olivia Colman stars as Elizabeth, with main cast members Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Josh O'Connor, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty and Emerald Fennell all reprising their roles from the third season. Gillian Anderson, Emma Corrin and Stephen Boxer are added to the main cast. Additionally, Charles Dance returns in the season's first episode and Claire Foy reprises her role as Elizabeth in a cameo flashback scene.

Premise

The Crown traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 to the present day.[4]

The fourth season covers the time period between 1979 and 1990, is set during Margaret Thatcher's premiership, and introduces Lady Diana Spencer.[5][6] Events depicted include the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer,[7] their 1983 tour of Australia and New Zealand,[8][9] the Falklands War,[10] Michael Fagan's break-in at Buckingham Palace,[11] Lord Mountbatten's funeral,[12] the Princess of Wales's appearance at the Barnardo's Champion Children Awards, and Thatcher's departure from office.[11]

Cast

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Main article: List of The Crown characters

Main

Featured

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

Recurring

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Notable guests

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Episodes

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See also: List of The Crown episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original release date
31 1 "Gold Stick" Benjamin Caron Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
32 2 "The Balmoral Test" Paul Whittington Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
33 3 "Fairytale" Benjamin Caron Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
34 4 "Favourites" Paul Whittington Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
35 5 "Fagan" Paul Whittington Jonathan D. Wilson & Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
36 6 "Terra Nullius" Julian Jarrold Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
37 7 "The Hereditary Principle" Jessica Hobbs Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
38 8 "48:1" Julian Jarrold Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
39 9 "Avalanche" Jessica Hobbs Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)
40 10 "War" Jessica Hobbs Peter Morgan 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)

Production

Development

By October 2017, "early production" had begun on an anticipated third and fourth season,[13] and by the following January, Netflix confirmed the series had been renewed for a third and fourth season.[5]

Casting

The producers recast some roles with older actors every two seasons, as the characters age.[32] In October 2017, Olivia Colman was cast as Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons.[13] By January 2018, Helena Bonham Carter and Paul Bettany were in negotiations to portray Princess Margaret and Prince Philip, respectively, for these seasons.[33][34] However, by the end of the month Bettany was forced to drop out due to the time commitment required.[35] By the end of March 2018, Tobias Menzies was cast as Philip for the third and fourth seasons.[14] In early May 2018, Bonham Carter was confirmed to have been cast.[15] The next month, Erin Doherty was cast as Princess Anne.[20] 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.[17] In October 2018, Emerald Fennell was cast as Camilla Shand.[21] In December 2018, Charles Dance was cast as Louis Mountbatten.[22] In April 2019, Emma Corrin was cast as Lady Diana Spencer for the fourth season.[36] In September 2019 Gillian Anderson, who had been rumoured since that January to be in talks to portray Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season, was officially confirmed for the role.[16][37][38]

Filming

The fourth season began filming in August 2019 and completed in March 2020.[39][40] The producers confirmed that filming was completed ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown; the release date was not delayed.[41]

Release

The fourth season was released on Netflix on 15 November 2020.[42][3] It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 2 November 2021.[43][44]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported a 97% approval rating for the season based on 107 reviews, with an average rating of 8.62/10 and a critical consensus: "Whatever historical liberties The Crown takes are easily forgiven thanks to the sheer power of its performances – particularly Gillian Anderson's imposing take on The Iron Lady and newcomer Emma Corrin's embodiment of a young Princess Diana".[45] On Metacritic, the season holds a score of 86 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[46][47][48]

Writing in The Atlantic, Shirley Li describes the drama as "sharper than ever" and "splashy", but observes that, in contrast to the first three seasons, the fourth criticises the Queen for her "ignorance" and "stubborn devotion to tradition".[49] In the Evening Standard, Katie Rosseinsky wrote that the season's episodes are "dizzyingly beautiful and staggering in scope", and highlights the outstanding performances of Anderson and Corrin as respectively Thatcher and Lady Diana.[50] In The New Zealand Herald, university professor Giselle Bastin described the season as "a masterly portrait of the turbulent 1980s" and complimented the production standards, casting and acting.[51] BBC's arts editor, Will Gompertz, gave the series a rating of four out of five, praising Corrin and Bonham Carter but criticising Anderson's performance for "forever craning her neck from side-to-side as if scanning for a tasty lettuce leaf, while over-egging her Thatcher impression to such an extent she is close to unwatchable at times".[52]

In a critical review, Dominic Patten of Deadline Hollywood complimented the earlier seasons but said that the fourth had "substantially tweaked timelines" and was "sub-standard soap", and that, despite Colman's performance, some of the other characters were like "Spitting Image live-action caricature".[53] Writing in The Guardian, Simon Jenkins described the season as "fake history", "reality hijacked as propaganda, and a cowardly abuse of artistic licence" which fabricated history to suit its own preconceived narrative.[54] The season has reportedly received backlash from the British royal family and some royal commentators. Royal historian Hugo Vickers stated: "In this particular series, every member of the royal family...comes out of it badly, except the Princess of Wales (Diana). It's totally one sided, it's totally against Prince Charles".[55] Royal biographer Penny Junor criticised the season as portraying the British royal family as "villains", stating that "The Crown's royals are wild, cruel distortions of the people I've known for 40 years".[56][57]

Season four became the first drama series to sweep all categories at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards. Olivia Colman and Claire Foy won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series respectively for the episode "48:1." Josh O'Connor won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the episode "Terra Nullius." Tobias Menzies won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the episode "Gold Stick." Gillian Anderson won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in the episode "Favourites."[58]

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External links

  • The Crown on NetflixLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • The Crown at IMDb

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