Netflix has released The Crown Season 5 trailer, featuring a brand-new cast led by Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II. You can watch The Crown season 5 trailer in the player below.
Based on historical events, The Crown dramatizes the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that have shaped her reign.
The Crown season 5 trailer showcases the brilliant new cast – Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, and Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne.
Also featured are Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Jonny Lee Miller as John Major, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed – in their interpretation of the Royal Family characters that Peter Morgan first created in 2016.
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign. With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family is presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date as the public openly questions their role in ’90s Britain.
As Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) approaches the 40th anniversary of her accession, she reflects on a reign that has encompassed nine prime ministers, the advent of mass television, and the twilight of the British Empire. Yet new challenges are on the horizon.
The collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfer of sovereignty in Hong Kong signaled a seismic shift in the international order, presenting both obstacles and opportunities. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing closer to home.
Prince Charles (Dominic West) pressures his mother to allow him to divorce Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), presenting a constitutional crisis in the monarchy.
Rumors circulate as the husband and wife are seen to live increasingly separate lives. As media scrutiny intensifies, Diana decides to take control of her own narrative, breaking with family protocol to publish a book that undermines public support for Charles and exposes the cracks in the House of Windsor.
Tensions are set to rise further as Mohamed Al Fayed (Salim Daw) arrives on the scene. Driven by his desire for acceptance of the highest order, he harnesses his self-made wealth and power to try and earn himself and his son Dodi (Khalid Abdalla) a seat at the royal table.
As Elizabeth Debicki, who plays Princess Diana, explains, “That’s the amazing thing about playing these people at this time because, in the journey of The Crown so far out of all the seasons, this is the most visual content we have of the Royal Family.
“In the ’90s, everything had started to be filmed, and also, it was the birth of the 24-hour news cycle, so there’s just this incredible amount of content that we have access to.”
With this being the final cast change, Dominic West (Prince Charles) explains: “I think people understand, because the cast has changed every two seasons, that this is not an imitation. This is an evoking of a character.”
Imelda Staunton (Queen Elizabeth II) hopes that, like her character, she has done her duty to the audience: “What has been nice, and I hope I don’t prove them wrong, is people saying, ‘I’m really looking forward to seeing her as the queen. ‘ So, let’s just hope that works out for them because I’ve done it. There is nothing I can do about it now!”
The Crown Season 5 launches globally on Netflix on Wednesday, November 9th.
Jenna Busch has written and spoken about movies, TV, video games, and comics all over the Internet for over 15 years, co-hosted a series with Stan Lee, appeared on multiple episodes of “Tabletop,” written comic books, and is a contributing author for the 13 books in the “PsychGeeks” series including “Star Wars Psychology.” She founded the site Legion of Leia and hosted the “Legion” podcast.