‘The Crown’ Season 6 Sets November 2023 and December 2023 Release Dates

We're keeping track of everything you need to know about the sixth and final season of 'The Crown.'

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The final season of The Crown is officially being split into two parts and will arrive on Netflix later this year. Part 1 comes to Netflix in November 2023, and Part 2 will arrive a month later in December 2023. Here’s everything we know so far about the climactic end to The Crown on Netflix.

Created by Peter Morgan, The Crown has become one of the most popular Originals that Netflix has to offer. Since its very first season, The Crown has been one of the most expensive shows ever made, with each season costing over $100 million to produce. At first, there were only going to be five seasons, but as production began on the fifth season, Peter Morgan reversed his decision and a sixth season was announced.

Over four seasons, The Crown has been nominated for a total of 423 awards so far, winning 129 of them. The Crown swept the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021 by winning all seven awards in the drama categories, including the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Olivia Colman’s portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, joining Claire Foy, who also earned a Primetime Emmy for her portrayal of the British monarch.


When is The Crown season 6 coming to Netflix?

Netflix officially announced that the final season of The Crown will be split into two parts; Part 1 will be released on November 16th, 2023, and December 14th, 2023.

Part 1 will be released with four episodes. The remaining six episodes will be released with part 2.

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A synopsis has been revealed for each part of the final season of The Crown.

Part 1 will cover the following;

“The first four episodes (Part 1) depict a relationship blossoming between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences.”

Part 2 will cover the following;

“The final chapter (Part 2) is told across six episodes. Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy has to ride the wave of public opinion. As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla and the beginnings of a new Royal fairytale in William and Kate.”


Who are the cast members of The Crown season 6?

Expect to see the majority of the cast of season 5 reprise their roles in season 6.

Imelda Staunton – Queen Elizabeth II
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Imelda Staunton (top right) is the third lead actress to portray Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.

Jonathan Pryce – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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Jonathan Pryce (top right) is the third lead actor to portray Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown.

Lesley Manville – Princess Margaret
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Lesley Manville (top right) is the third supporting actress to portray Princess William in The Crown.

Dominic West – Prince Charles
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Dominic West (top right) is the third actor to portray Prince Charles in The Crown.

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Elizabeth Debicki is the second actress to portray Princess Diana

On September 3rd, 2022, it was announced that the roles of Prince William and Kate Middleton have been cast in the sixth and final season of The Crown.

Making her acting debut as Kate Middleton is Meg Bellamy, who earned the role after impressing with her self-taped auditions after answering a casting call on social media.

Two actors will portray Prince William in the sixth season, Ed McVey, 21, and 16-year-old Rufus Kampa, and both will be making their professional screen debuts.

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Meg Bellamy (top left), Rufus Kampa (top center), and Ed McVey (top right)


Which historical events will we see in The Crown season 6?

Thanks to the release of the fifth season we can now take some educated assumptions on what historical events we can expect to see in the sixth season of The Crown.

We were extremely surprised that the death of Princess Diana wasn’t covered in the fifth season, which leaves plenty of events to happen for season 6.

  • The death of Princes Diana, and Dodi Fayed
  • The new Millenium
  • 9/11
  • Prince Harry’s one day of rehab
  • The death of Princess Margaret
  • The death of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
  • The Iraq War

The early 2000s were some of the hardest years in Queen Elizabeth’s life, thanks to the death of her late sister, Princess Margaret, in February 2002. Only a month later, in March 2002, at the age of 101, The Queen Mother also passed away.

Prior to the death of two of her closest family members, the Royal Family was still dealing with the fallout from the death of Lady Diana. At the age of 16, Prince Harry was confronted by his father, Prince Charles, after learning that Harry had regularly been smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol. Prince Harry was sent to Featherstone Lodge, a detox center for heroin addicts in Peckham, where he would learn the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.

Events outside of the UK saw the Republican George W Bush become the 43rd President of the United States. In the first year of his presidency, the tragic events of 9/11 unfolded, eventually leading the US and its allies into the Iraq War and the War on Terror.


First Look at Images of Season 6

Netflix has dropped the first images of Will and Kate for the sixth and final season of The Crown!

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Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton (left) and Ed McVey as Prince William (right) – Left Bank Pictures

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Rufus Kampa as a teenage Prince William – Left Bank Pictures

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Meg Bellamy as the future Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton – Left Bank Pictures


What is the episode count for The Crown season 6?

Like the previous seasons, the final season will conclude with ten episodes. However, part 1 will feature four episodes, and part 2 will be released with the remaining six episodes.


What is the filming status of The Crown season 6?

Official Production Status: post-production (Last Updated: 16/03/2023)

We’ve covered the filming schedule of The Crown season 6 in greater detail, but we can confirm that filming began on September 1st, 2022.

Filming will last several months and end by April 30th, 2023.

As of March 15th, filming has been taking place in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, following actor Ed McVey in his role as Prince William during his time at St. Andrews University, where he would meet his future wife Kate Middleton.

Netflix released a behind-the-scenes image of Rufus Kampa and Meg Bellamy outside the cafe where Kate and Prince William would meet for coffee.

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Jacob joined What's on Netflix in 2018 as a fulltime writer having worked in numerous other industries until that point. Jacob covers all things Netflix whether that's TV or movies but specializes in covering new anime and K-dramas. Resides in Norwich in the United Kingdom.