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The Crown (2016)

Biography · Drama · History

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

IMDb rating
8.6 (285,338 votes)
Episode average
8.3 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.48 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 8.5 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 7,920 votesEp 2: 8.9 · 7,939 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 6,242 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 6,429 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 6,031 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 5,543 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 5,922 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 5,463 votesEp 9: 9.0 · 6,751 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 5,426 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wolferton Splash8.27,920
2Hyde Park Corner8.97,939
3Windsor8.16,242
4Act of God8.66,429
5Smoke and Mirrors8.56,031
6Gelignite8.05,543
7Scientia Potentia Est8.75,922
8Pride & Joy8.35,463
9Assassins9.06,751
10Gloriana8.55,426

Season 2 (2017)

8.51 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 5,066 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 4,899 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 4,813 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 5,493 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 5,519 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 5,988 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 4,792 votesEp 8: 9.1 · 6,315 votesEp 9: 8.7 · 5,636 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 4,720 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Misadventure8.15,066
2A Company of Men8.14,899
3Lisbon8.34,813
4Beryl8.55,493
5Marionettes8.95,519
6Vergangenheit9.15,988
7Matrimonium8.04,792
8Dear Mrs. Kennedy9.16,315
9Paterfamilias8.75,636
10Mystery Man8.34,720

Season 3 (2019)

8.36 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 53 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 5,593 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 5,317 votesEp 3: 9.3 · 7,981 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 5,563 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 4,813 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 6,648 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 5,492 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 4,515 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 4,172 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,381 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Olding7.85,593
2Margaretology8.45,317
3Aberfan9.37,981
4Bubbikins8.65,563
5Coup8.04,813
6Tywysog Cymru9.16,648
7Moondust8.15,492
8Dangling Man8.14,515
9Imbroglio8.04,172
10Cri de Coeur8.24,381

Season 4 (2020)

8.48 avg 10 episodes 8.4 → 8.7 54 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 4,957 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 4,912 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 4,843 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 4,434 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 4,780 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 4,810 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 4,338 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 4,225 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 3,960 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 4,346 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Gold Stick8.44,957
2The Balmoral Test8.64,912
3Fairytale8.74,843
4Favourites8.24,434
5Fagan8.54,780
6Terra Nullius8.84,810
7The Hereditary Principle8.24,338
848:18.54,225
9Avalanche8.23,960
10War8.74,346

Season 5 (2022)

7.75 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 7.3 53 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 4,224 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 3,637 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 4,590 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 3,578 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 3,340 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 3,496 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 3,111 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 3,270 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 3,066 votesEp 10: 7.3 · 3,081 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Queen Victoria Syndrome7.44,224
2The System7.53,637
3Mou Mou8.44,590
4Annus Horribilis7.93,578
5The Way Ahead7.63,340
6Ipatiev House7.93,496
7No Woman's Land7.53,111
8Gunpowder8.23,270
9Couple 317.83,066
10Decommissioned7.33,081

Season 6 (2023)

7.99 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 9.0 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 3,179 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 2,973 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 3,335 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 3,555 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 2,833 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 2,661 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 2,629 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 3,535 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 2,497 votesEp 10: 9.0 · 4,145 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Persona Non Grata7.83,179
2Two Photographs7.82,973
3Dis-Moi Oui8.13,335
4Aftermath8.23,555
5Willsmania7.62,833
6Ruritania7.42,661
7Alma Mater7.42,629
8Ritz8.63,535
9Hope Street8.02,497
10Sleep, Dearie Sleep9.04,145

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