The Crown Season 5 Premiere Date & Everything Else We Know About the Show's Future

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The Crown Season 6: Who Will Play Prince William & Kate Middleton?

All hail Imelda Staunton.

The Harry Potter histrion is acceptable to marque her debut arsenic Queen Elizabeth II in play 5 of Netflix's The Crown. And it seems we'll beryllium bowing down to the caller queen successful nether 2 months' time, arsenic the streamer confirmed that the highly anticipated 5th play volition premiere Nov. 9. 

And it's not conscionable a caller Queen Elizabeth to expect, as, successful contented with the show, caller actors are stepping into the roles of Prince Philip, Princess Margaret, Princess Diana and Prince Charles for seasons 5 and six. Elizabeth Debicki has already made a splash with her portrayal of Princess Di, arsenic she's been spotted recreating immoderate of the precocious Princess of Wales' astir iconic moments—including her jaw-dropping revenge dress.

Will that country look successful the upcoming caller season—or volition we person to hold for play six? Only clip volition tell.

Dominic West is playing Debicki's on-screen spouse, acting other his existent son Senan West, who volition play a younger mentation of Charles and Diana's oldest son, Prince William.

While the existent Queen Elizabeth passed distant Sept. 8, the monarch was said to beryllium a instrumentality of the show. During a Sept. 15 quality connected the Today show, Matt Smith, who played Prince Philip successful seasons 1 and 2 of The Crown, shared, "I heard the queen had watched it. And she utilized to ticker it connected a projector connected a Sunday night, apparently."

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Keep speechmaking for everything other we cognize astir The Crown seasons 5 and six:

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How Much of The Crown Is Left?

There are 2 much seasons to spell earlier the tiaras and beverage sets get enactment distant for bully (or astatine slightest until creator Peter Morgan decides to get them retired again). Season 5 is next, and play six volition beryllium the last. 

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When Will Season 5 Arrive?

November 2022! 

We cognize that it feels similar we've waited forever, but the amusement has followed its regular accumulation schedule. Season 1 came retired successful 2016, followed by play 2 successful 2017. Season 3 arrived successful 2019, play 4 successful 2020, and present there's different interruption for play five. Morgan explained successful an interview with THR that helium needs the clip disconnected to some sprout and constitute the adjacent season, since the amusement films successful two-season chunks. 

The sixth and last play volition apt premiere successful 2023. 

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How Far Will The Crown Get Before It Ends?

Seasons 5 and six volition instrumentality the royal household into the 21st century, but not too acold into it. Nothing ace caller volition beryllium covered, but since each play tends to span astir a decade, it makes consciousness that the amusement mightiness extremity with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee successful 2012. That would mean William and Kate's 2011 wedding would beryllium featured, but small other from the 2010s. 

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The New Diana

Elizabeth Debicki will play a somewhat older Diana successful play five, which volition apt screen the '90s from her divided from Charles to her decease successful 1997. She takes implicit from Emma Corrin, who debuted successful play four.

The erstwhile Princess of Wales' boyfriend Dodi Fayed volition reportedly beryllium played by Khalid Abdalla, per Variety. Dodi's billionaire father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, volition besides look successful play five, arsenic Oslo actor Salim Daw has been formed successful this role.

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The New Queen

The full formed gets replaced each 2 seasons, truthful Olivia Colman volition walk the torch to Imelda Staunton, who you whitethorn cognize champion arsenic Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter

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The New Prince Philip

Game of Thrones prima Jonathan Pryce volition play Prince Philip successful seasons 5 and six, taking implicit for Tobias Menzies.

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The New Princess Margaret

Lesley Manville volition travel successful the footsteps of Helena Bonham Carter arsenic the caller Princess Margaret successful seasons 5 and six.

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The New Prince Charles

The Wire and The Affair prima Dominic West plays Prince Charles, succeeding Josh O'Connor successful the role.

Dominic's ain lad Senan volition play a teenage Prince William successful play five.

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Meet Prime Minister John Major

Jonny Lee Miller has joined The Crown for play 5 arsenic John Major, the British Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997. Gillian Anderson played erstwhile Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who near bureau successful 1990.

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Meet Prince William and Kate Middleton

In Sept. 2022, Netflix revealed that 2 actors volition represent a young William successful play six: 16-year-old Rufus Kampa and 21-year-old Ed McVey. And 19-year-old Meg Ballamy volition play Kate. 

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Is There Any Chance of Seeing Meghan Markle connected The Crown?

Sadly, no. As overmuch arsenic we support hoping, Morgan said that Harry and Meghan, contempt the captivating play they've added to the satellite of the royal family, are excessively caller to screen with immoderate clarity. 

"Meghan and Harry are successful the mediate of their journey, and I don't cognize what their travel is oregon however it volition end," helium told THR. "One wishes immoderate happiness, but I'm overmuch much comfy penning astir things that happened astatine slightest 20 years ago. I benignant of person successful my caput a 20-year rule. That is capable clip and capable region to truly recognize something, to recognize its role, to recognize its position, to recognize its relevance." 

Here's hoping for different play successful 2040!  

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