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The Crowncontinues.
On Saturday,Netflixannounced the premiere date for the next season of its hit royal drama during the virtual Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event festival. The streamer confirmed that season 5 ofThe Crownwill hit the platform on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
“The Crownis a love letter to [the Queen], and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect,” Morgan said in a statement afterQueen Elizabethdied on September 8. “I expect we will stop filming out of respect too.”
Cameras did stop rolling for a few days, andproduction on season 6resumed in Spain on September 14.
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Throughout the series,The Crownhas cast new actors to reflect the royals aging through the decades. Season 5 is set to starImelda Stauntonas Queen Elizabeth,Jonathan PryceasPrince Philip,Lesley ManvilleasPrincess Margaret,Dominic WestasPrince CharlesandElizabeth DebickiasPrincess Diana.
West’s teenage sonSeamuswill also appear as a youngPrince William. Earlier this month, the real-life father and son were pictured together on set recreating William’sEton drop-off dayin 1995.
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Netflix previously revealedThe Crown’s fifth chapter would debut in November, with Staunton sharing the news in aTwitter video.
“I’m delighted to be here, inheriting the role ofQueen Elizabethfrom two outstanding actresses. I will do my utmost to maintain the very high standard that they set,” the 66-year-old actress said on set, regally seated at a desk much like the one the Queen used in real life.
“Hopefully I calm, collected and capable. My stomach, meanwhile, is doing somersaults. On behalf of the cast and crew, we look forward to bringing you the next season ofThe Crownin November 2022.”
Staunton takes the tiara fromOlivia Colman, who playedQueen Elizabethin seasons 3 and 4 afterClaire Foyoriginated the part in seasons 1 and 2. Both actresseswon Emmysfor their portrayal of the Queen.
During the week thatQueen Elizabethdied,season 1ofThe Crownshot to Netflix’s Top 10, evidently connecting with a new audience for the first time.
Between September 5 and 11, Netflix subscribers streamed 17.6 million hours ofThe Crown, bringing the historical hit’s first season to No. 7 on Netflix’s Top 10 English-language series chart,Varietyreported.
source: people.com
