Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Teaser Shows Claire Foy as Young Queen Elizabeth II (Video)

Series adapted from “The Queen” screenwriter Peter Morgan’s stage play “The Audience” will premiere in late 2016

Netflix debuted the first teaser for the upcoming series “The Crown” at CES on Wednesday.

During his keynote speech at the annual consumer electronics conference, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos debuted the first looks at two original series, “The Crown” and “The Get Down.”

“The Crown” stars Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II during her early reign in the second half of the 20th century.

Based on the award-winning play “The Audience,” the 13-part series also stars Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, John Lithgow as Sir Winston Churchill, Victoria Hamilton as the Queen Mother, Jared Harris as King George VI, Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and Dame Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary.

The series is created and executive produced by “The Queen” and “Frost/Nixon” screenwriter Peter Morgan, and will debut in late 2016.

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