Left Bank Pictures 
THE CROWN 
UPDATED: Suzanne Mackie, one of the U.K.'s foremost drama executives, has departed "The Crown" producer Left Bank Pictures after 12 years to set up her own independent production company, Orchid Pictures. Variety understands from sources that the producer has also struck an exclusive deal with Netflix.Mackie has been a key architect of "The Crown's" success on Netflix from the very beginning, playing a key part in shepherding the Golden Globe-winning show's first four seasons and working closely with writer Peter Morgan....
Orchid Pictures
Suzanne
Mackie
Founder
Mackie has been pivotal to beloved Netflix hit “The Crown” since its inception 10 years ago, working closely with writer Peter Morgan. It’s been a career-defining experience for Mackie, who last year received Variety’s International Achievement in Television Award. This year she executive produced season five, which sees Imelda Staunton take on the role of Queen Elizabeth, and she is now at work on the sixth and final season of the Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning drama. Mackie joined the series’ producer Left Bank in 2009, rising quickly to become creative director. She left to form Orchid Pictures in 2020 — which has an exclusive deal with Netflix — but agreed to exec produce the final two seasons of “The Crown.”
