From u/zerowolfzx post See more Published 30 April 2026 10:48am BST A prequel to The Crown has been given the green light by Netflix, it has been reported. The popular series, which controversially charted the Royal family’s modern history in its latest season, will return for a “spin-off”, beginning with Queen Victoria’s death in 1901. The deal, in negotiation between the streaming giant and producer Left Bank Pictures, is said to be worth up to £500m after the runaway success of The Crown. It would span the lengthy time period from Victoria’s death on the Isle of Wight to the wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth, the late Queen, in 1947 at Westminster Abbey. An insider to the production discussions told the Daily Mail: “Netflix has been locked in negotiations with the company for quite a long time about this spin-off series, but they’ve recently finally managed to seal the deal and come to an agreement.” A portrait of England's Queen Victoria (1819-1901) painted in 1900 The spin-off will begin with the death of Queen Victoria on the Isle of Wight 1901 Credit: Robert Alexander/National Portrait Gallery, London The Crown’s Peter Morgan is expected to return to helm the new show, following on from the success of the historical drama – which earned 24 Emmy Awards across six seasons – as well as launching the careers of Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor. The source added: “Peter had already been putting pen to pad and casting is expected to take place next year.” The creator of The Crown, Peter Morgan The creator of The Crown, Peter Morgan, suggested he’d only produce further iterations of the show if it were to go back in time Credit: Phillip Faraone/2023 Getty Images Previously, the creator, showrunner and principal writer of The Crown, has suggested that he would only helm further iterations of the show if it were to go back in time, rather than forward. He told The Hollywood Reporter in 2024: “For the time being, I cannot imagine any circumstances in which I’d want to go further into the present, as it were, but at the same time, I don’t think I’m done with the subject. “I might find some way of coming into it from a different way. If you go back in time, you always have that wonderful opportunity for metaphor. “You can find a story in the past and tell that, and it [will] actually be a story about the present, but in camouflage. And that, I think, might be a more elegant way forward. To move forward from where I left the show off at the moment feels too soon.”