It may have reached an emotional series finale at the end of 2023, but Netflix’s The Crown is reportedly the subject of revival talks following the recent arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on 19 February and the events leading up to it.

The hit series, which ran for six seasons and spanned almost 60 years of British royal history, charted the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II from her accession to the throne.

Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II and Jonathan Pryce as Prince Phillip© Justin Downing/Netflix
Imelda Staunton played Queen Elizabeth II and Jonathan Pryce played Prince Phillip in the last season

Ending in 2005, The Crown concluded with Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton) contemplating her own funeral, while Prince William (Ed McVey) and Prince Harry (Luther Ford) continued to grapple with the aftermath of their mother Diana’s (Elizabeth Debicki) death. Elsewhere, Charles (Dominic West) prepared for his future as monarch and embarked on a new chapter with Camilla (Olivia Williams).

Although the series appeared to tie up its loose ends, new reports suggest the team behind it could be considering a one-off revival in light of recent developments involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, who was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Keep reading for everything we know so far…

Will there be a revival of The Crown?

As reported by the Daily Mail, Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind The Crown, has been considering a limited series examining the events surrounding Andrew’s arrest and subsequent release, which took place on his 66th birthday.

The former prince was stripped of his royal titles and honors in October 2025, following his association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. While the reported revival has not been confirmed, this would not be the first time Andrew’s actions have been dramatised for television.

Senan West, Will Powell, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki,Theo Fraser Steele, Claudia Harrison, Sam Woolf, James Murray, Marcia Warren, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville© Keith Bernstein
James Murray (top right) played the former prince in the original series of The Crown

Other TV adaptations

In April 2024, Netflix dramatised the events leading up to Andrew’s 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, in which he addressed his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Starring Gillian Anderson as Emily and Billie Piper as producer Sam McAlister, the drama, titled Scoop, depicted how the BBC secured and prepared for the interview.

That same year, Prime Video released its own retelling, A Very Royal Scandal, starring Michael Sheen as Andrew and Ruth Wilson as Emily, who also executive produced the three-part series.

On Friday, A Very Royal Scandal writer Jeremy Brock also weighed in on the possibility of a new spin-off, telling the Daily Mail: “Netflix and Amazon executives are 100 per cent talking about making a drama based on Andrew’s continued downfall.”

Ruth Wilson as Emily Maitlis interviewing Michael Sheen as Prince Andrew© Christopher Raphael
A Very Royal Scandal recreated Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview

What has Netflix said about continuing The Crown?

The creators originally intended the series to conclude in 2005, drawing a deliberate line between history and contemporary events. Speaking to Vanity Fair in 2023, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said: “It was the cutoff to keep it historical, not journalistic. I think by stopping almost 20 years before the present day, it’s dignified.”

Similarly, The Crown creator Peter Morgan told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023: “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.”