‘The Crown’ wins Emmy for best drama series

Showrunner Peter Morgan, Director Jessica Hobbs, Executive Producers Stephen Daldry, Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw and Suzanne Mackie, and Producer Oona O'Beirn, pose at the Netflix UK Primetime Emmy Red Carpet for "The Crown" in London, Britain on 19 September 2021Reuters

Netflix’s wildly popular British royals drama “The Crown” scooped the prestigious best drama series at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday—the first time the streamer has won a top series prize.

“The Crown”—which already won several other Emmys—beat out “The Boys,” “Bridgerton,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Lovecraft Country,” “The Mandalorian,” “Pose” and “This is Us.”