Everything We Know About Season 5 of 'The Crown'

Set to premiere on Netflix on November 9, 2022, Season 5 of The Crown is highly anticipated and filled to the brim with a brand-new cast.

While Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton replaces Olivia Colman and Claire Foy as an older Queen Elizabeth II, Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki embrace the roles of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The new cast has high expectations to meet as Emma Corrin and Josh O'Connor were lauded for their portrayals of Charles and Diana in Season 4, with Corrin earning an Emmy nomination (and losing to her co-star Coleman) for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and O'Connor winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

“Princess Diana’s spirit, her words, and her actions live in the hearts of so many,” Debicki shared in a statement about her new role. “It is my true privilege and honor to be joining this masterful series, which has had me absolutely hooked from Episode One.”

Expected to cover the end of Charles and Diana’s tumultuous marriage, as well as Diana’s rise to independent fame as a beloved humanitarian, Season 5 of The Crown is sure to bring just as much royal drama as its first four installments.

In addition to the new faces of Queen Elizabeth, Lady Di, and Prince Charles, Oscar-nominated actress Leslie Manville replaces Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret while Jonathan Pryce takes on the role of Prince Philip in the series’ final two seasons. Alongside him, Olivia Williams will be playing Camilla Parker Bowles. 

Prince Harry, played by Teddy Hawley and Will Powell, and Prince William, played by Timothee Sambor and Sean West, will make an appearance this season, showing the two siblings grow up together in the ‘90s. 

The fifth season of The Crown is set to take place in the early ‘90s, and showrunner Peter Morgan has decided to carry forward with a sixth season to follow, which will cover the timeline into the 2000s. 

“As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons,” the show's creator Peter Morgan said.

And while the final two installments of the Netflix hit will span from around the late '90s to the early 2000s, the show does not plan to touch the modern-day relations of the royal family.