The Crown season 5 trailer shows chaos in the House of Windsor
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Finally, Netflix has released a full trailer for the upcoming season of the hit royal drama series The Crown. Check it out below.
The Crown Season 5, set to stream on November 9, centers on the much-discussed ending of Charles and Diana’s marriage, John Major’s time as Prime Minister, and the Queen’s annus horribilis in 1992.
Imelda Staunton inherits the role of the late Queen Elizabeth II from Olivia Colman in the new episodes of The Crown, while Jonathan Pryce plays Prince Philip. Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki play Charles and Diana respectively.
Lesley Manville takes on the role of Princess Margaret and Jonny Lee Miller is cast as John Major. All six characters are present and correct in the show’s first trailer – which is set to an ominous rendition of The Verve’s Bitter Sweet Symphony – and you can check out all the details about the rest of the upcoming season’s cast in our dedicated hub.
As the above images suggest, things aren’t exactly going smoothly at Buckingham Palace in Season 5 of The Crown. In 1992, the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, divorced her husband, Windsor Castle went up in flames and public opinion – for the first time in years – began to turn against the royal family. However, the main pivot of season 5 will be the breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage.
“This particular part of history, there’s an awful lot going on,” Staunton said in a recent interview with… Weekly entertainment. “There’s a lot of turmoil, that’s not made up — these things happened. I think there’s a lot going on this time around for people to face.” And judging by the season 5 first trailer, she’s not exaggerating.
Fans have been waiting longer than usual for The Crown’s return, but not surprisingly given the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the show had planned to take a gap year before the virus started raising the entertainment world with numerous production challenges.
As for the future of the series after season 5, we know that The Crown season 6 – which will be the show’s final episode – has already started filming. Shooting was temporarily suspended after Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September, but showrunner Peter Morgan has since confirmed production of new episodes is back on track.
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