Everything We Know About The Crown's Big Season 3 Shake-Ups

Back in 2016, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said they see the series running for six seasons spanning six decades. So far, seasons one and two have covered Queen Elizabeth II's reign in the 1950s and early 1960s, so you can expect season three to pick up about where the story left off, covering the late '60s and spanning into the late 1970s.

First things first: the cast is going to be totally different. While it's a shame that we won't be able to see Vanessa Kirby sassing the rest of the royal family as Princess Margaret on screen anymore, Netflix has found the perfect actress to take over for her, as well as a few others. Helena Bonham Carter will be playing Princess Margaret and will be joined by Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II (taking over for Claire Foy). As for Prince Philip, Matt Smith is being replaced by Outlander's Tobias Menzies, and Margaret's husband (originally played by Matthew Goode) is now being portrayed by The Exorcist's Ben Daniels.

The rest of the cast will be rounded out by Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, Jason Watkins as Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles, Marion Bailey as The Queen Mother, and Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles.

It took a while, but we finally have an official release date for The Crown's third season! In true royal style, Netflix announced the Nov. 17 premiere date with a mock-up of the easel that's placed outside of Buckingham Palace to announce important royal births. The streaming network also released a sneak peek of Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, and it's safe to say she's going to crush it.