One of the most exciting additions to The Crown Season 4 is Gillian Anderson, who plays former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher looms large in the annals of history, bearing the distinction of being the first woman to hold the position of Prime Minister and proceeding to become an extremely polarizing figure over the course of her 11 years in office. Thatcher's working relationship with Queen Elizabeth II (played by Olivia Colman for a second and final season) will be one of the key focal points of Season 4, with their politely adversarial feelings seemingly coloring every encounter they …

Netflix has released a whole batch of new photos from The Crown Season 4. The next season of Peter Morgan's long-running series moves into the late '70s and early '80s and looks at the beginning of one of the most turbulent periods in the royal family's life during the 20th century. It's a period which includes the arrival of the first female Prime Minister — the one, the only, the infamous Margaret Thatcher (played by Gillian Anderson) — and Princes Charles' high-profile first marriage to Diana Spencer (played by Emma Corrin). [caption id="attachment_932307" align="alignright" width="…

Netflix has unveiled the first The Crown Season 4 teaser trailer, offering our first look at the new season of the highly expensive and incredibly popular period drama series. This is the second season that finds Olivia Colman filling the lead role of Queen Elizabeth, but as it delves deeper into her reign, we’re introduced to Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher and the teaser also heralds the arrival of Princess Diana. The season covers 1979 to 1990. Of course, it was just announced that Tenet star Elizabeth Debicki has been cast as Diana for the upcoming Season 5, so …

Season 3 has yet to premiere and already Netflix has added Gillian Anderson to The Crown's season 4 cast. The upcoming third season will feature an all-new cast as the fictional Queen Elizabeth II and her family grows older and years go by. As such, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman will take over for Claire Foy as Elizabeth; Tobias Menzies will play Prince Philip, a role originated by Matt Smith; Helena Bonham Carter steps in for Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret; finally, Ben Daniels will play Margaret's husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones, first played by Matthew Goode. [caption id="…

The Crown confirms that Gillian Anderson is playing Margaret Thatcher, the U.K.'s first woman Prime Minister, in season 4 of the Netflix series.