The Crown: Season 2

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Season Details & Credits

Netflix | Season Premiere Date: December 8, 2017

Summary: The second season of the drama about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) includes the 1956 Suez crisis, meeting President Kennedy (Michael C. Hall), Princess Margaret's relationship with future husband Tony Armstrong-Jones (Matthew Goode), and the resignation of her Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan.

Genre(s): Drama

Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E10. Mystery Man
Air Date: December 8, 2017
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S2:E9. Paterfamilias
Air Date: December 8, 2017
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S2:E8. Dear Mrs. Kennedy
Air Date: December 8, 2017

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Critic Reviews

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Collider Allison Keene

Nov 21, 2017

Like its first season, each new episode makes its mark and tells its own complete story, all while staying linked to Elizabeth’s journey as a monarch, mother, and wife. It’s another exceptionally strong season of television, full of compelling drama and sweeping grandeur. Read full review

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Verne Gay

Dec 6, 2017

The first season was initially hagiography masking as a high-end TV series, but the second season is Vanity Fair, full of characters, life, humor, passion and buttered scones. Morgan not only has a series to match his 2006 Oscar-winning movie, “The Queen,” but finally one to exceed it. The Crown--the second season, anyway--is magnificent. Read full review

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Sophie Gilbert

Dec 11, 2017

This personal, complex portrayal of a monarch who by her own admission in the show would rather be living any other life is riveting enough. But The Crown is also a history lesson, as my colleague David Sims has put it, albeit a selective one. It’s gorgeously shot, with flawless re-creations of everything from the Throne Room in Buckingham Palace to a 1950s hospital ward. And it’s surprisingly funny. Read full review

Kristi Turnquist

Nov 30, 2017

Utterly fascinating. ... The Crown is a showcase for keen character observation and inspired acting, not only from Foy. As Philip, Smith is able to show more dimensions of a man who's hard to like, but not easy to outright condemn. Read full review

The Daily Beast Ira Madison III

Dec 8, 2017

If the first season was reminiscent of The Queen, then the second season is more like The Other Boleyn Girl. The drama has been dialed up to 11 and the structure of the series is such that Morgan squeezes every ounce of romance from the stone. Read full review

Mike Hale

Dec 7, 2017

Not everything Mr. Morgan tries works--an episode involving Elizabeth’s complicated feelings toward Jacqueline Kennedy, and a plot contrivance in which Philip is more closely linked to the Profumo scandal than history would suggest, don’t pan out. But the pleasures of high-class melodrama are always present, as is the comforting notion--increasingly hard to believe--that our leaders can be compassionate, intelligent and exceedingly well behaved. Read full review

UPROXX Alan Sepinwall

Dec 6, 2017

The drama’s second season (it debuts Friday; I’ve seen all 10 episodes) unfortunately isn’t at that level [of season one]. It’s peppered with moments, and even whole episodes, that evoke the quality of season one, but overall there are enough decisions to bring it down into “If you like this sort of thing, you’ll probably like this sort of thing” territory, where once it was the sort of show where I always had to preface my remarks with, “I know this doesn’t sound like it’s for you, but…” Read full review

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Ripandread

Dec 11, 2017

Claire Foy provides yet another excellent performance as Queen Elizabeth II. It is a shame this will be her last season on the show as an other actress steps in to play the Queen.

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Jagen

Sep 28, 2022

Utterly absorbing look at British society through the lens of the monarchy.

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jgzeger

Feb 5, 2018

I loved Season 1 of The Crown and I didn't think it was possible for Season 2 to be better, but it is. Terrific acting, wonderful directing, and high production values.. There are no weak links here.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Giorg10

Dec 17, 2017

The first season was good, this one is awesome. Great actors, beautiful stories...the photography is beautiful.
Claire Foy is fantastic!
This is, for me, the best show on Netflix this year and probably the best at all
Can't wait for the third season

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ForceX01

Jan 11, 2018

the best season of the crown with low hands. Claire Foy simply masterful, we will miss you very much. I thank NETFLIX for creating this series

9/10

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Ededed

Jan 1, 2018

Pretty good for a quasi-biographical drama. I leave some episodes wandering just what was fact and what was changed for the sake of the script. One does need to remember things do get changed to heighten the drama or perhaps smooth some rough corners - especially in the case of PrincessPretty good for a quasi-biographical drama. I leave some episodes wandering just what was fact and what was changed for the sake of the script. One does need to remember things do get changed to heighten the drama or perhaps smooth some rough corners - especially in the case of Princess Margaret.

Anyway, the series does generate interest and attention from this viewer. With so much garbage out there this series has been a welcome respite from the typical subpar shows. Just wish there were more episodes in a season.… Expand

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OlivierPiel

Mar 9, 2018

For a European like myself watching the utterly gut-wrenching scene of Prince Philip marching behind a cohort of Nazis or all the other obscenely fake historical takes on the death of his sister was enough to wake up from this languid soap opera and realize this is extremely well packaged,For a European like myself watching the utterly gut-wrenching scene of Prince Philip marching behind a cohort of Nazis or all the other obscenely fake historical takes on the death of his sister was enough to wake up from this languid soap opera and realize this is extremely well packaged, meticulously assembled and well acted ...trash… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

61
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: November 16, 2023
Season 5

65
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: November 9, 2022
Season 4

86
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: November 15, 2020
Season 3

84
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 17, 2019
Season 2

87
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
- tbd
  S2:E10. Mystery Man
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E9. Paterfamilias
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E8. Dear Mrs. Kennedy
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E7. Matrimonium
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E6. Vergangenheit
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E5. Marionettes
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E4. Beryl
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E3. Lisbon
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E2. A Company of Men
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
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  S2:E1. Misadventure
  Air Date: December 8, 2017
Season 1

81
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 4, 2016