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FANS of The Crown can't wait for the Netflix show to return.
Viewers are keen to know exactly when the fifth series of the Windsor dynasty drama will be drop.
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Will there be season five of The Crown?
Good news, the wait is almost over for season five of The Crown to drop on Netflix.
The fifth series will drop at 8am on November 9, 2022.
Another piece of good news is, you'll be able to binge watch all ten episodes straight away.
This new series is the penultimate, with season 6 being the last in franchise.
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Who will be in the cast of The Crown season five?
The Crown brings with it a brand new cast for the new series.
And of course the list of actors is a star-studded line-up:
- Queen Elizabeth - Played by Harry Potter star Imelda Staunton.
- Prince Philip - Played by Game of Thrones star Jonathan Pryce.
- Princess Margaret - Played by Harlots star Lesley Manville.
- Princess Diana - Played by Night Manager star Elizabeth Debicki.
- Prince Charles - The Affair's Dominic West plays Charles in his 50s, long before he has become King.
- Prince William - Played by Senan West, who is actor Dominic's son in real life.
- The Queen Mother - Played by Jam & Jerusalem star Marcia Warren.
- Camilla Parker Bowles - Played by The Sixth Sense star Olivia Williams.
- Penny Knatchbull - Played by Hotel Portofino star Natascha McElhone.
- Princess Anne - Played by The IT Crowd star Claudia Harrison.
- Prince Andrew - Played by McDonald & Dodds star James Murray.
- Sarah Ferguson - Played by Emma Laird Craig.
- Prime Minister John Major - Played by Trainspotting star Jonny Lee Miller
- Prime Minister Tony Blair - Played by Bertie Carvel.
- Mohamed Al Fayed - Played by Salim Daw.
- Dodi - Played by Khalid Abdalla.
What will be the time period for The Crown season five?
With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date; as the public openly question their role in '90s Britain.
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As Queen Elizabeth II 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 signals a seismic shift in the international order presenting both obstacles and opportunities.
Meanwhile, trouble is brewing closer to home.
Prince Charles pressures his mother to allow him to divorce Princess Diana, presenting a constitutional crisis of the monarchy.
Rumours circulate as husband and wife are seen to live increasingly separate lives and, 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 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 him and his son Dodi a seat at the royal table.
How did The Crown season four end?
WARNING: Contains spoilers from The Crown season four
Charles and Diana's relationship featured heavily in season four of the hit Netflix show.
The fourth series of The Crown wrapped up at Christmas 1990.
Margaret Thatcher was no longer PM after resigning in November that same year.
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Meanwhile, Charles and Diana, despite repeated attempts by the Prince of Wales to divorce, were still married.
However, the end saw Diana affectively being ousted from the family after starting her affair up again with James Hewitt - despite the fact Charles was still seeing Camilla Parker-Bowles.