WithThe CrownSeason 2 now streaming on Netflix, I recently got to sit down withMatt SmithandVanessa Kirbyto talk about the critically acclaimed original series. During the exclusive video interview, they talked about the differences between the first and second season, how unusual it is to have all the scripts before starting production, why that helps plan out the journey of the character, what it’s like to playPrince PhillipandPrincess Margaretover 20 hours, what they reshot in the first season and if things change from the read-through, and so much more. In addition, we they talked about the popularity of binge watching and if they had any idea the show would be such a hit.
As most of you know,The Crownwas created byPeter Morganand charts the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy). Season 1 covers the early part of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, beginning with her wedding in 1947 and ending around 1956. Season 2 picks up right where season one left off and covers the Suez Crisis up through the retirement of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (Anton Lesser) following the Profumo affair scandal. The second season also starsMatthew Goode,Jodi Balfour,Anton Lesser,Victoria Hamilton, andMichael C. Hallas JFK.
Check out what Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the Season 2 synopsis.
Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby:
Here’sThe Crownseason 2 official synopsis:
The Crown, a Netflix original 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). Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt, and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s.
