The Crown‘s season five trailer opens with the Royal Family in crisis. Scandals rock the Royals as Princess Diana and Prince Charles’s marriage disintegrates. Season five promises to be incredibly emotional as the People’s Princess fights back against The Firm.
And can we take a moment to appreciate the incredible casting choices for season five? Netflix’s The Crown always nails it, but the trailer teases we’re in for outstanding performances from the entire ensemble.
Imelda Staunton stars as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce is Prince Philip, Lesley Manville is Princess Margaret, Dominic West plays Prince Charles, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana. The cast also includes Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Jonny Lee Miller as John Major, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed.
The Crown‘s 10 episode fifth season premieres on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
The Plot:
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 are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date as the public openly question their role in ’90s Britain.
As Queen Elizabeth II (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 signals a seismic shift in the international order presenting both obstacles and opportunities. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing closer to home.
Prince Charles (West) pressures his mother to allow him to divorce Diana (Debicki), presenting a constitutional crisis of the monarchy. Rumors 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 (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 him and his son Dodi (Abdalla) a seat at the royal table.
