10 2018 TV Shows To Watch Instead Of Game Of Thrones

3. The Crown

The Crown Netflix
Netflix

A mammoth budget that makes it the most expensive show in the world. A cast full of familiar faces. A story centred around a throne, with themes of family and power.

It's a description that applies to Netflix's The Crown just as much as it does Game of Thrones. True, the similarities end when you get into the action, violence, and evil White Walkers (Prince Phillip aside), but there's a lot to admire about The Crown.

It's sumptuously designed (that $100m+ budget isn't for nothing), brilliantly acted, and is indeed, like Thrones, one of the most zeitgeisty shows around right now. Even better is that the great Olivia Colman will be playing Queen Elizabeth II for Seasons 3 (set to arrive this winter) and 4.

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NCTJ-qualified journalist. Most definitely not a racing driver. Drink too much tea; eat too much peanut butter; watch too much TV. Sadly only the latter paying off so far. A mix of wise-old man in a young man's body with a child-like wonder about him and a great otherworldly sensibility.