Learn More About the Incredible True Stories Behind These 12 Netflix Original Shows

Beginning just before Queen Elizabeth II took the throne, The Crown is based on the real — and complicated — lives of the British royal family and the people around them. Spanning decades (complete with cast resets), the show is not a beat-by-beat depiction of history, but combines what we know from history with some imagination about what goes on behind the most famous front doors in the world.

Watch The Crown on Netflix.