Olivia Colman steps up to the throne in the first trailer for season three of The Crown, released by Netflix.
Colman replaces Clarie Foy as Queen Elizabeth with Tobias Menzies replacing Matt Smith as Prince Philip and Helena Bonham Carter replacing Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. Season 3 starts in 1964 as a new guard sweeps into Downing Street and the Queen and her family struggle to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing Britain. From cold-war paranoia, through to the jet-set and the space age – the exuberance of the 1960s and the long hangover of the 1970s – Elizabeth and the Royals must adapt to a new, more liberated, but also more turbulent world. The season will also cover events such as the rise of the Beatles and England winning the soccer World Cup in 1966. Characters such as Camilla Parker Bowles will also start to emerge in the next season.
Season 3 of The Crown launches on November 17 on Netflix. This comes nearly two years after the second season of the British drama, which launched on December 8, 2017.
