The Crown Season 6: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman return as Queen Elizabeth II alongside Imelda Staunton and Viola Prettejohn

British actors Claire Foy and Olivia Colman are all set to return to The Crown, the highly acclaimed Netflix web series. Both Foy and Colman have essayed Queen Elizabeth II in earlier seasons of The Crown, with their tremendous performance being recognised by the Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards (separate awards for the two).

The Crown followers would be delighted to know that both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman will reprise their roles in the sixth and final season of The Crown. Here’s what we know.

Four actors playing the Queen in The Crown Season 6

The Sun reports that Foy and Colman would return as the Queen, probably in flashback sequences. Actor Imelda Staunton will continue to play the current and oldest version of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown Season 6.

A new addition is actor Viola Prettejohn, who will play the youngest version of the Queen. The young actor had a cameo in Netflix’s The Witcher, as fake Ciri, and has also been seen on the HBO series The Nevers, as Myrtle.

This is not the first time that Claire Foy will feature in episodes after the first two seasons, where she played the young Queen Elizabeth II. She was also featured in flashbacks in The Crown Season 4 Episode 8 and The Crown Season 5 Episodes 1 and 4.

When is The Crown Season 6 out?

The sixth and final season of The Crown is being filmed and will premiere on Netflix towards the end of 2023.

The Crown Final Season is the only season that will be released after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch died on September 8, 2022.

FAQs

Q1:Did Claire Foy win any Emmys for The Crown?
Actor Claire Foy has won two Lead Actress Primetime Emmy Awards (2017 and 2018) for her performance in The Crown.

Q2:When is The Crown's final season releasing?
The Crown final season may be released in late 2023.