The Crown has six seasons. Netflix released the series between 2016 and 2023, with each season covering a different period in Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and using a largely refreshed principal cast every two seasons.
Claire Foy played Elizabeth in seasons 1 and 2, Olivia Colman played her in seasons 3 and 4, and Imelda Staunton played her in seasons 5 and 6. This recasting allowed the story to portray the royal family as it aged across several decades rather than relying on extensive makeup or digital effects.
The sixth season was the final one and arrived in two parts: the first on 16 November 2023 and the second on 14 December 2023. The show contains 60 episodes in total. A frequent mistake is answering seven or eight because the story spans many historical periods, but Netflix officially concluded it after six seasons.