The Crown

(2016)

★ 8.6 IMDb · 2,415 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2016

Runtime: 58 мин / эп.

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Director: N/A

Cast: Имельда Стонтон, Джонатан Прайс, Лесли Мэнвилл, Доминик Уэст, Claudia Harrison

Plot

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

This show focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a young newlywed faced with 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, but a new era is dawning. Peter Morgan's masterfully-researched scripts reveal the Queen's private journey behind the public façade with daring frankness. Prepare to see into the coveted world of power and privilege behind the locked doors of Westminster and Buckingham Palace.