The Crown Season 3 Trailer: It is Not a Choice, It is a Duty

October 21, 2019

The official trailer for the upcoming third season of Netflix’s award-winning historical drama The Crown has arrived online, giving us a preview of the new set of challenges that the queen must face as she steps into the 25th year anniversary of her reign. The video also teases Prince Charles’ bigger role in the new season, highlighting the family and societal pressures that he must endure for the sake of his duty as the first in line for the throne. Check out the video in the player below!

The third season of The Crown will see the entire cast aging up, including Tobias Menzies taking over for Matt Smith who played Prince Philip during the first two seasons. Prince Charles and Princess Anne will also grow older with Josh O’Connor and Erin Doherty filling in those roles. Gillian Anderson will play Margaret Thatcher with Emerald Fennell portraying Camilla Parker Bowles.

According to creator Peter Morgan, season three of The Crown will take place during 1964 and 1972 and is expected to cover major events in British history, like Princess Margaret’s affair with Roddy Llewellyn, Margaret Thatcher’s political rise, and the introduction of Camilla Parker Bowles. Both Seasons 3 and 4 of the series will be shot back-to-back, with Season 3 being released later this year.

The series tells the inside story of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, as the fragile social order established after the Second World War breaks apart. Based on the award-winning play, “The Audience,” the series reunites creator/writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) with director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) and producer Andy Harries (The Queen).