The Crown's creator Peter Morgan justifies his choice to end The Crown season 6 in 2005, rather than extend all the way up until present day.

Summary

• The Crown creator chose to end the show in 2005 to maintain a distance from the present.
• Peter Morgan wanted to construct an episode that provided a satisfying conclusion, despite being years away from the end.
• The Crown season 6 will be the final season of the popular series on Netflix.

The Crown creator Peter Morgan explains why season 6 of the series ends in 2005. The Crown began its run on Netflix back in 2016, and has since run for six seasons on the streaming platform. The Crown season 6, part 2 was recently released on Netflix, and will be the final season for the hit show.

Speaking on a Netflix featurette (via The Hollywood Reporter), Morgan justifies his choice to end The Crown when he did. When asked why he chose to end the show in 2005, Morgan answered that he wanted to “remain a careful distance from where we are now.” In doing this, Morgan was careful to still craft an ending that leaves audiences “genuinely satisfied.” Check out the full quote from Morgan below:

It was always my feeling that I didn’t want to come right up to the present. I always wanted to remain a careful distance from where we are now.

We had to construct, narratively, an episode in which you were genuinely satisfied that you had reached the end, even though you were almost 20 years from the end.

Why The Crown Chose The Right Chronology

Tracing the lineage of the British monarchy, The Crown season 1 kicks off in 1947. At this time, Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy in season 1 and 2) is 21 years old, and has just married Philip. Season 3 and 4 feature Olivia Colman as the queen during her middle-aged years, and finally, The Crown season 5 and 6 see Imelda Staunton in the role, portraying the Queen from 1991–2005.

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The Crown season 6 also makes a distinct decision to focus the first half of the season on the iconic Princess Diana. Featuring a masterful performance from Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown season 6, part 1’s Diana episodes effectively explore Lady Di’s rise to glory in the public eye up until her shocking car crash death. Debicki has received copious acclaim for this role, recently scoring a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television. By relieving the pressure of bringing The Crown — which already has a lot of ground to cover timeline-wise — into the present day, Morgan and the team allow more attention to be brought to these Diana episodes, which are critical to the success of the final season.

As it stands, The Crown season 6 finale beautifully brings together Foy, Colman, and Staunton’s three queens. They are also able to do this without the backdrop of Queen Elizabeth II’s 2022 death, which is merely alluded to in the final episode. Overall, The Crown season 6 made the right decision by keeping the monarchy’s past at somewhat of a distance in its final season.

Source: THR

The Crown

The Crown is a Netflix Historical Drama created by Peter Morgan and starring Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Imelda Staunton. The series follows the life of ruler Queen Elizabeth II, outlining different points in her life.