Home > The Crown > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Crown: Season 1 (2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 90% Average Rating: 8.77/10 Season Reviews: 68 Fresh: 61 Rotten: 7 Critics Consensus: Powerful performances and lavish cinematography make The Crown a top-notch production worthy of its grand subject. 92% Average Rating: 8.59/10 Season Reviews: 27 Fresh: 25 Rotten: 2 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Powerful performances and lavish cinematography make The Crown a top-notch production worthy of its grand subject. AUDIENCE SCORE 94% liked it Average Rating: 4.5/5 User Ratings: 1634 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Wolferton Splash Air date: Nov 4, 2016 A young Princess Elizabeth marries Prince Philip. As King George VI?s health worsens, Winston Churchill is elected prime minister for the second time. More 2 Hyde Park Corner Air date: Nov 4, 2016 With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Philip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill. More 3 Windsor Air date: Nov 4, 2016 With Elizabeth in a new role, Philip tries to assert some power. Churchill wants to delay the coronation. King George's disgraced brother arrives. More 4 Act of God Air date: Nov 4, 2016 When dense smog cripples London for days and creates a serious health hazard, Churchill's inaction leaves him vulnerable to his political enemies. More 5 Smoke and Mirrors Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Elizabeth rejects protocol by appointing Philip to coordinate her coronation, but his ideas create conflict. The Duke of Windsor returns to London. More 6 Gelignite Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Margaret and Peter come to Elizabeth with a request. With a royal scandal about to break in the newspapers, the Queen Mother intervenes. More 7 Scientia Potentia Est Air date: Nov 4, 2016 As the Soviets test the H-bomb, both Churchill and Eden have major health crises. Angry about her inadequate education, Elizabeth hires a tutor. More 8 Pride & Joy Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Elizabeth and Philip go on an exhausting world journey. Margaret takes over some of her sister's official duties and tries to liven things up. More 9 Assassins Air date: Nov 4, 2016 As tensions with Philip increase, Elizabeth spends time with her old friend Porchey. Churchill's portrait is painted for his 80th birthday. More 10 Gloriana Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Margaret and Peter are reunited, but another obstacle stands in their way. Elizabeth is torn between her duty as Queen and her love for her sister. More The Crown: Season 1 Videos 2:42 The Crown: Season 1 Trailer 3:08 The Crown: Season 1 Featurette - The Weight of the Crown 3:55 The Crown: Season 1 Featurette - Fashion 2:35 The Crown: Season 1 Featurette - Ensemble Cast 2:23 The Crown: Season 1 Featurette - Churchill View All Videos (5) The Crown: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (19) Tv Season Info Season one begins with a 25-year-old Princess faced with the daunting prospect of leading the most famous monarchy in the world while forging a relationship with the domineering, war-hardened Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Genre: Drama Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Nov 4, 2016 Exec. Producers: Peter Morgan, Andy Harries, Stephen Daldry Cast Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret Matt Smith (XI) as Prince Philip News & Interviews for The Crown: Season 1 2018 Critics’ Choice Award Winners Announced Critics’ Choice Nominations: The Shape of Water and Feud: Bette and Joan Lead the Race 6 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This December View All The Crown: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Wolferton Splash Air date: Nov 4, 2016 A young Princess Elizabeth marries Prince Philip. As King George VI?s health worsens, Winston Churchill is elected prime minister for the second time. More 2 Hyde Park Corner Air date: Nov 4, 2016 With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Philip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill. More 3 Windsor Air date: Nov 4, 2016 With Elizabeth in a new role, Philip tries to assert some power. Churchill wants to delay the coronation. King George's disgraced brother arrives. More 4 Act of God Air date: Nov 4, 2016 When dense smog cripples London for days and creates a serious health hazard, Churchill's inaction leaves him vulnerable to his political enemies. More 5 Smoke and Mirrors Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Elizabeth rejects protocol by appointing Philip to coordinate her coronation, but his ideas create conflict. The Duke of Windsor returns to London. More 6 Gelignite Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Margaret and Peter come to Elizabeth with a request. With a royal scandal about to break in the newspapers, the Queen Mother intervenes. More 7 Scientia Potentia Est Air date: Nov 4, 2016 As the Soviets test the H-bomb, both Churchill and Eden have major health crises. Angry about her inadequate education, Elizabeth hires a tutor. More 8 Pride & Joy Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Elizabeth and Philip go on an exhausting world journey. Margaret takes over some of her sister's official duties and tries to liven things up. More 9 Assassins Air date: Nov 4, 2016 As tensions with Philip increase, Elizabeth spends time with her old friend Porchey. Churchill's portrait is painted for his 80th birthday. More 10 Gloriana Air date: Nov 4, 2016 Margaret and Peter are reunited, but another obstacle stands in their way. Elizabeth is torn between her duty as Queen and her love for her sister. More Critic Reviews for The Crown Season 1 All Critics (68) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (61) | Rotten (7) Netflix's lavish production ticks all the boxes of a royal awards contender: impeccable craftsmanship, sterling performances and a historical story. But all that polish may have dulled its edge. Nov 14, 2016 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic This is big league television -- the kind of ambitious and exuberant project that will be talked about in years to come. Nov 4, 2016 | Full Review… Wenlei Ma News.com.au Top Critic Matt Smith and Claire Foy share a touching, easy chemistry that makes the longevity of the union easy to understand, and renders the couple not just sympathetic but human. Nov 4, 2016 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Gabriel Tate Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic It's very moving and will make you grateful to live in 2016. But it is a little gross. Nov 4, 2016 | Full Review… Victoria Edel Observer Top Critic Its high points are too numerous to detail. Nov 4, 2016 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The Crown is the TV equivalent of a long drive through the English countryside. The scenery keeps changing, but remains the same. You nod off, then wake up - to see more of the same. Nov 3, 2016 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic For those who eat this stuff up with a spoon, this is everything we could have wanted. The perfect costumes, the crown jewels, the vistas, from the aforesaid Mediterranean, to...her trip to Africa. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review… Ani Bundel Culturess Seriously, don't miss out on some of the best TV of last year: this is a superb character drama that packs in loads of historical factoids and a rollicking good story. Nov 16, 2018 | Full Review… Gem Seddon SFX Magazine "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown," wrote Shakespeare, who would surely approve of Netflix's new series about Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Nov 15, 2018 | Full Review… Laura Finch WORLD While Lithgow receives a nice career boost for his work, it is Claire Foy who absolutely the breakout star of this series. Oct 10, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review… Alan French We Bought a Blog View All Critic Reviews (68) Audience Reviews for The Crown: Season 1 ½ SheldonC Super Reviewer ½ I really don't see the point of writing a series about the Queen when she is still very much alive. It's well acted but I am really unsure of the historical accuracy and the saucy drama. Matt Smith was a bad cast for playing Phillip. SylvesterK Super Reviewer ½ "The Crown" is an expertly crafted series, with very good acting, costumes, music, sound and sets. But gee whiz! Could there be a more boring subject than a woman who has led a virtually scandal-free public life for 60-plus years and who studiously avoids expressing an opinion on anything? At times, it's like watching paint dry. One episode involves the riveting tale of HRH's choice of a last name for her family. Another episode is about pollution, that no one does anything about, and that goes away all on its own, resulting in no one getting in trouble for the pollution. There's no drama to this dramatic series. ChristianC Super Reviewer View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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