The full official trailer was released on 20th October 2022, highlighting the 1992 fire at Windsor Castle, the controversial BBC Panorama interview that Diana did with Martin Bashir, and the turmoil facing the entire House of Windsor. As detailed above, Senan West will appear towards the end of season 5 as the Prince, while in season 6, the role will be portrayed by multiple actors as the character ages: 16-year-old Rufus Kampa and 21-year-old Ed McVey. He graduated from Regis College in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Communication and minored in both Film Studies and Writing. Martin Turner as The Earl of Airlie, Lord Chamberlain and brother-in-law of Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Elizabeth Debicki ( Tenet, The Night Manager) is taking over from Emma Corrin as the Princess of Wales and Dominic West ( The Wire, The Affair) will take over from Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles.

While the release date for the upcoming season has been confirmed, it's the first that the streamer has said of the season being released in two parts. This includes a heavy focus on the behind-the-scenes media battle between Princess Diana and Prince Charles which can be previewed down below. While there's plenty of real-life drama for Peter Morgan to get his teeth into the death of Princess Diana in August 1997 will not feature in this year's fifth season. I guess it helps Netflix class this as a ‘drama based on facts’ rather than a documentary, if all the cast don’t look exactly like their counterparts.All of those appear to be present based on the first full trailer for the show, which you can watch at the top of the page. After winning a BAFTA for their portrayal of Diana, Corrin spoke about handing the role over to Debicki. The Olivier Award-winning actress recently opened up about the “pressure” of playing Princess Margaret, revealing that she was “reading all the books” and rewatching The Crown in preparation for the role. Sean has been writing about all things telly for over 10 years and in that time he's been lucky enough to interview stars like Ian McKellen, Tom Hardy and Kate Winslet. Olivia Colman will be replaced by Imelda Staunton in the lead role and the rest of the cast will also be renewed as the show written by Peter Morgan begins its final incarnation.

Prince Andrew’s wedding featured briefly in The Crown season 4, and we get a glimpse into Anne’s spousal struggles too, which suggests they may have a more pivotal role in season 5. June 1992 – Princess Diana’s controversial biography, Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton, is published. In The Crown Season 5, Khalid Abdalla to play Dodi Al-Fayed, the romantic and last partner of Princess Diana, who died along with Diana in the 1997 Paris car crash.The Arms to Iraq affair that coursed through the 1990s may also make for juicy plot developments in The Crown, as government-approved sales of weapons to Iraq made John Major quite unpopular in the run up to Tony Blair’s winning election in 1997. I think my sort of extra challenge, as if I needed it, is that I’m now doing the Queen that we’re a little more familiar with,” she said. The future: The Crown has already been renewed for a sixth and final season, which began filming in 2022. Joining them will be Olivia Williams ( The Nevers, The Father) as Camilla Parker Bowles, Jonny Lee Miller ( Trainspotting, Elementary) as former prime minister John Major, and Lesley Manville ( Phantom Thread, Harlots) as Princess Margaret. Anne reports to the senior royals following a meeting with Charles, stating that he is emerging from the scandal stronger than ever and is setting up his own circle of advisors to work on The Prince's Trust.

The Crown season 4 wrapped up in 1990 with the resignation of an unpopular Thatcher and a particularly frosty Christmas at Balmoral Castle. I’m absolutely thrilled to confirm Imelda Staunton as Her Majesty The Queen,” The Crown’s creator Peter Morgan told Deadline.The Crown season 5 and 6 cast has already been confirmed by Netflix after all roles have been recast as was the case before the previous two seasons. You'll often see her name on some of our biggest features, including many of the versus articles and the rumour round ups, but she is also responsible for ensuring all the other great features from other members of the team cover off everything you might want to know about. Meanwhile, Lesley Manville was given an honourable mention on 12 November 2022 for her performance in the episode "Annus Horribilis". Season 5 will follow the tenure of John Major, played by Jonny Lee Miller, and we’ll get a short burst of Tony Blair ( Bertie Carvel), too, who was in office during Diana’s death. Whether it’s the award-winning performances, the rich writing and themes, the emotionally weighty musical score, or the mind-blowing production value, each episode is like an epic hour-long film.

March 1995 – The Queen and Prince Philip visit Northern Ireland for the first time since the IRA and Loyalist ceasefire before the Queen arrives in Cape Town for the first royal visit to South Africa in 50 years. Filming was temporarily halted that December after eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19, which resulted in them being quarantined.

Elizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana, following on from Emma Corrin who introduced Diana into the show in season 4. I am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking The Crown to its conclusion. Philip, Charles, Diana, and Margaret talk to Major during the Ghillies Ball, each confiding their troubles. Margaret receives a letter from Peter Townsend and learns he will be in London for a veterans' reception. With Prince William settling in at Eton, he and the Queen start to have regular 'teas' together and the Queen realises William is concerned about his mother.