The Crown

Casual channel zapping lets you follow the labor pains of the music streamer Spotify (The Playlist), or lets you get into the conflicted mind of the “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski (Ted K), or lets you observe a boxer named Stuart Long changing his work clothes as he becomes a fighter for God (Father Stu), or lets you get a glimpse into the histrionic insularity of the British Royals (The Crown) and their offspring’s revelations (Harry & Meghan). Stories of real people’s lives and actual historical events are ubiquitous and it seems they are more numerous than ever.

Best Television Series – Drama – Nominee.

The Crown, Friends, Gossip Girl, Sex and the City - are television shows that took the world by storm. Unlike film stars who seem remote on a huge screen, that we collectively viewed in the dark prior to Covid, television actors were watched in our homes while we sat in our pj's and snacked on popcorn.

Thatcher-ized: alone in Prague where she is currently working, the actress spent the very late night on the phone with her fellow The Crown-winners and considered taking her beautiful Dior-gown downstairs to raise a glass with hotel staff. .

The big sweep: as The Crown collects 4 of the 6 trophies it was nominated for - and the 2nd win for best dramas series in 4 years - creator, producer and writer Peter Morgan reminisces about better times when we all could be in a room together and celebrate in person. .

Gillian Anderson, who plays Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of The Crown, had never experienced anything as grand as being part of this series. Taking on the role of Great Britain’s first female Prime Minister was also a welcome challenge that made the former star of the X-Files series transform her looks, mannerisms and speech patterns to portray a woman whom the world knew as the Iron Lady, and who ruled her nation with a strong hand for 11 years.

Costume Designers Amy Roberts and Sidonie Roberts knew that for the fourth season of The Crown, the main focus would be on recreating Princess Diana’s legendary wedding dress. It was originally designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel for ‘the wedding of the century’ in St Paul’s Cathedral on July 29, 1981.

Twice Golden Globe nominee Tobias Menzies discovered acting through his mother. “My mom has always been an avid theatergoer.

Claire Foy receives her first Golden Globe nomination for her role as Elizabeth, first as princess and then as queen of England, in The Crown, Netflix series chronicling the lives of the British royal family.   Costing more than $100 million for its first season, the show takes us into the lives of the Windsors, portraying them as real people who contend with relationships, love, loss and heartbreak just like the rest of us, despite the palaces they live in, the wealth that surrounds them and the pedestal they are placed upon by the subjects they serve.

The 10-episode first season which airs on Netflix is created and written by Peter Morgan, Golden Globe winner for Best Screenplay for The Queen, and nominee for the same award for Frost/Nixon.   The show starts with Princess Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip in 1947 and follows the lives of the royals up to her coronation as Queen Elizabeth II, on to 1955.