Netflix has found some royals for its upcoming drama The Crown, and the lineup includes former Doctor Matt Smith.
Smith, who played the Eleventh Doctor on BBC hit Doctor Who, will play Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh on the series, which is a decades-spanning story centered on Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who helped shape post-war Britain, the network said.
Other announced cast includes Clair Foy, who will play Queen Elizabeth II, and John Lithgow, who will play Sir Winston Churchill.
Each season of the series is expected to explore a different chapter of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
