20 Netflix Original Series You Must Binge-Watch In 2019

8. The Crown

The Crown Olivia Colman
Netflix

Charting the life of Queen Elizabeth II, The Crown isn't just one of Netflix's most expensive shows, but also one of its most successful, with the show having won a slew of awards and generated a lot of hype.

Season 3, though, is going for a big creative change. The first two seasons have focused on the younger part of Elizabeth's reign, with Claire Foy in the role and Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, but as it moves into the middle of her life there's a change required.

While Foy's performance leaves a big crown to fill, the good news is that Olivia Colman - currently winning awards for her role as a very different monarch - will be taking on the part, which should ensure a great new spin but a relatively seamless transition. Tobias Menzies is taking on the role of Prince Phillip, Helena Bonham Carter will portray Princess Margaret, with the season running across Harold Wilson's Prime Ministership.

Release Date: TBC

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