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Synopsis: Season one begins with a 25-year-old Princess faced with the daunting prospect of leading the most famous monarchy in the world while forging a relationship with the domineering, war-hardened Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

The Netflix royal drama "The Crown" returns for a dazzling second season, led by its star Claire Foy.

Netflix’s most opulent series returns on December 8.

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Attagirl, Lilibet! From the Kennedy assassination to the Profumo affair, Netflix goes bigger and better as it kicks off a truly historic second series

The first reviews are in for the second season of Netflix's £100 million historical saga The Crown.

Netflix’s award-winning series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II covers war, sex and the difficulties of managing a royally messed up family.

This new series explores the ascendance of Elizabeth II of Britain with performances that linger.

Season two of Netflix's The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II's reign from 1956 to 1963, where a modern British monarch deals with war and politics.

The royal family tries to make sense of life in the ’60s, with some help from the Kennedys.

A review of the second season of The Crown, the Netflix drama starring Claire Foy and Matt Smith as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Even heavier lies "The Crown" in a Season 2 awash with personal turmoil but smothered by the unyielding weight of history. [Review]

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Expanding the focus of 'The Crown' beyond Claire Foy's Queen Elizabeth hurts, but Peter Morgan's Netflix drama remains a strong depiction of power and privilege.

“The stuff used to wear you, now you wear it.” The words Philip (Matt Smith) coos at this Queen, his love, Elizabeth (Claire Foy) as she stands before him embellished in every jewel and trophy befitting of her great kingdom.

The Crown establishes its ambitions immediately. A first shot of King George VI, coughing up blood into the cold porcelain of a lavatory. This will be the true tale, the peek behind closed doors, the deglamourisation of the United Kingdom's royal family; all promises writer/creator Peter Morgan makes with enthusiasm in the opening episodes of Netflix's latest original series.

For all that the show seems at every turn to set up conflict, the protagonist is just not very dynamic.

'The Crown' season 2 review: Claire Foy stands tall in regal second season of the Netflix drama about Queen Elizabeth II, looking more polished than the first

Netflix's ambitious, expensive new show is high on spectacle and deep in quality. But in terms of its content, The Crown falls short of being a jewel.