Here's what to expect from 'The Crown' season 6, part 2, on Netflix
- The first four episodes of the final season of "The Crown" premiered on Netflix on November 16.
- The final six episodes will be released on December 14.
Season six of "The Crown" is finally here — sort of.
The first four episodes of the historical series dramatizing the British royal family were released on Netflix on November 16. They largely focused on Princess Diana's (Elizabeth Debicki) final weeks before her tragic and sudden death in a car crash in 1997.
The remainder of the season is set for release a month later, and will shift gears and focus more on happy times for the royal family.
Read on for more details.
When will 'The Crown' season 6, part 2, be released on Netflix?
Fans won't have to wait too long to see the series conclude as "The Crown" season six, part two, will premiere on Netflix on December 14, 2023.
It will consist of six episodes. That takes the total number of episodes for season six to 10, just like all of the previous seasons.
What will happen in 'The Crown' season 6, part 2?
The second set of episodes is expected to dramatize the wedding of King Charles (Dominic West) and Camilla Parker Bowles (Olivia Williams), the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton), and the start of Prince William (Ed McVey) and Kate Middleton's (Meg Bellamy) romance.
Speaking on the royal drama's official podcast, creator Peter Morgan said that the scenes between William and Kate are "riveting."
"It just blows the doors off, as it were, and you just wanna see them," he told host Edith Bowman. "And it happened in the read-through when we were reading, you could just see everyone was just looking up and looking at each other across the room."
Meanwhile, Camilla actor Olivia Williams has teased that "in the very closing parts of the last episode," viewers will see the Queen finally accept Camilla in a "warm and complimentary" gesture.
Part two will also introduce viewers to a few new faces.
Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards, who played Princes William and Harry respectively in part one, will be replaced by older actors to help signify the passing of time.
Kate, now known as Catherine, Princess of Wales, will come into the story when William begins his studies at the Scottish university, St Andrews.
Why has 'The Crown' season 6 been split into two parts?
The decision to break the season into two halves has not been addressed by Morgan. However, it's not the first time that Netflix has utilized this release model; some of the streamer's biggest shows, including "Stranger Things," "You," and "Ozark," have had two-part seasons.
Splitting the season in half, rather than dropping it all at once, does allow for more anticipation and buzz to generate around a show, especially one that is concluding.
It also allows the show to draw a line under the death of Princess Diana, and not be seen to be moving on from the tragic events too quickly.
It's worth noting that season six almost didn't get made at all.
The drama, which debuted on Netflix in 2016, was going to be five seasons long before Morgan realized he needed one more season to fully tell the story.
In 2020, Morgan said: "As we started to discuss the storylines for season 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons."
He continued: "To be clear, season 6 will not bring us any closer to present day – it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail."