The success of Downton Abbey
across the Atlantic proved that American audiences are suckers for a British period drama. Which helps to explain why Netflix, the video-on-demand service, is staking £100 million on a series about the Queen.
Most austere years of Queen’s reign brought to life in £100 million Netflix series about Buckingham Palace
and Downing Street.Tagline: "Two houses, two courts, one Crown" The Crown, the most expensive drama ever made by the US streaming company and its first to be made in the UK, will trace the life of the British monarch from her wedding in 1947 to the present day.
It will span 60 episodes over six series with Claire Foy, last seen as Anne Boleyn in the BBC’s Wolf Hall, playing the Queen in the early part of her reign. Click link for full post from The Telegraph.
