‘The Crown’ Creator Peter Morgan On Ending His Netflix Series, Which Just Landed 18 More Emmy Nominations
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Emmy voters have loved “The Crown” from the start. Over six seasons, the Netflix drama has earned 21 Emmys and a total 87 nominations across all categories, including outstanding drama series in 2021 — when it didn’t have to go up against “Succession,” which took a bye year. “The Crown” is once again up for drama series at the 76th Emmy Awards, and once again won’t have to go up against the now-retired “Succession.” It instead faces another formidable competitor: FX’s “Shogun,” which landed 25 noms and is currently seen as the frontrunner in the drama race.
But “The Crown” is no slouch, picking up 18 nominations this year — and besides drama series, that includes Imelda Staunton in lead drama actress, Dominic West in lead drama actor, Elizabeth Debicki and Lesley Manville in supporting drama actress and Jonathan Pryce in supporting drama actor.
Creator Peter Morgan is up for that drama series award, of course, but he’s also nominated for outstanding drama writing. Morgan recently sat down for Variety’s Showrunners Sitdown with editor at-large Kate Aurthur.
They talked about his fears about showing the lead-up to Diana’s death, how Queen Elizabeth’s death in 2022 changed the final season, getting the three queens back for the series finale, what he didn’t include in the show — and why he’s taking a break from the royal family for now.
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