New ruler: Olivia Colman to take the throne in ‘The Crown’
Oct 27, 2017 | 4:15 AM
LONDON — A new royal head is about to wear “The Crown.”
Actress Olivia Colman will play Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons of the award-winning Netflix series about the British monarch’s long reign.
Publicists for the show confirmed Friday that Colman will star, taking over from Claire Foy.
Colman won a BAFTA for playing a detective in crime series “Broadchurch” and a Golden Globe as a spy chief in “The Night Manager.”