The Crown
Shares rank 52 of 60 TV series by recommenders
People praise it as a prestige TV drama and single out Gillian Anderson's performance as Thatcher. One critic found the rest of the season tedious.
People praise it as a prestige TV drama and single out Gillian Anderson's performance as Thatcher. One critic found the rest of the season tedious.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Gillian Anderson's performance as Thatcher
“Gillian Anderson gives an amazing turn as Thatcher; it's too bad the rest of that season is so tedious.”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “New Referendum Would Flip Brexit Result 10 Years On, Poll Finds” Prestige TV drama
“The Crown is absolutely a prestige TV show.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros” “Narcos, The Crown, Godless, Dept Q”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Rest of season feels tedious
“Gillian Anderson gives an amazing turn as Thatcher; it's too bad the rest of that season is so tedious.”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “New Referendum Would Flip Brexit Result 10 Years On, Poll Finds”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The CrownThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Gillian Anderson gives an amazing turn as Thatcher; it's too bad the rest of that season is so tedious.”
“Narcos, The Crown, Godless, Dept Q”
“The Crown is absolutely a prestige TV show.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.