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The Crown season 4 imminent: Critics praise Corrin’s Diana and Anderson’s Thatcher

The reviews are in!

The Crown season 4 is just days away from streaming – and the reviews are already rolling in.

The much-lauded drama will be available to stream from November on Netflix and will consist of ten episodes.

Olivia Colman reprises her role as Queen Elizabeth II, and Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip.

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Newcomer Emma Corrin joins the cast as a fresh-faced Princess Diana.

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The Crown season 4 introduces Emma Corrin as Princess Diana (Credit: SplashNews)

And The X Files actress Gillian Anderson plays the formidable Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Judging from the series trailer, the fourth instalment shall focus on Princess Diana’s integration into the Royal Family.

And her tumultuous relationship with Prince Charles, played by Josh O’Connor.

Meanwhile, the tense relationship between The Queen and Thatcher looks set to be also thoroughly explored.

What are the critics saying?

So far the reviewers are unanimously saying excellent things about the new series.

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Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher in The Crown (Credit: Netflix)

What’s more, newcomers Emma Corrin and Gillian Anderson are getting particular praise.

The Independent is hailing Gillian’s performance as ‘outstanding’.

Their praise includes: “Anderson has done something extraordinary in making an often vilified historical figure feel like a real human being.”

Meanwhile The Times praises Emma Corrin’s Diana as a ‘tour de force’.

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Emma Corrin with Josh O’Connor on the set of The Crown (Credit: SplashNews)

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Nancy Brown
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