British Netflix Original Series "The Crown" Reigns Supreme

British director Peter Morgan (The Queen with Helen Mirren) is the creator/director of this original historical drama "The Crown" which covers the life & times of Queen Elizabeth II.  As an American I am beguiled with the British consuming love affair with their Royal Family.  Having binged watched with addictive adoration "The Crown" I have garnered a sense of history & sensibility for the Brit's devotion to Royalty.  Morgan has created a captivating & beautifully filmed historic drama that centers around the life of Queen Elizabeth II.  The Queen (and the distinctions are denoted) is the focal point from which we view her circuitous ascension to the throne.  Personal dramas swirl around the Royal family, scandals, political rivalries, power plays are all provocative and most intriguing, the vouyeristic lifestyles of the aristocracy and those who serve them.  Claire Foy ("Wolf Hall") gives a sovereign portrayal of the Queen and leads a stately ensemble cast.  John Lithgow as "Churchill" the imposing & power hungry leader is the sole American actor in an otherwise British bunch.  Lithgow holds his own amongst but for his adherence to an American accent that does a disservice to the role.  However, this Netflix glorious feature could only be made richer by having Dame Maggie Smith as a domineering dowager.  Still, I give this enticing series, "The Crown," the highest ranking.