'The Crown' Teases Season 3 With First Photo of Its New Prince Philip, Tobias Menzies
We have a lot more British history and drama to cover in "The Crown" Season 3, and we just got another little sneak peek.
Netflix unveiled the first photo of Tobias Menzies, one of the series' newcomers, on Tuesday. The actor will play Prince Philip, taking over for Matt Smith as the show enters a new period of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The age-up between Seasons 2 and 3 meant that several original cast members had to pass the baton to older actors, and we first found out that Menzies had landed the princely role in late March.
The Netflix Twitter account teased the photo with one simple but intriguing word: ambition. Other than that, it was left to fans to create their own impressions of Menzies as the Duke of Edinburgh.
So far, we've also gotten a look at photos of the new versions of the queen (Olivia Colman), Princess Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter), and Antony Armstrong-Jones (Ben Daniels). They each came with a simple one word tweet, too: patience, hope, and hurt, respectively. Funnily enough, at least two of those adjectives also apply to us as we wait for the next chapter in the story.
We'll see a lot more of the new stars when "The Crown" returns. Season 3 is expected to hit Netflix in either late 2018 or in 2019.