"The Crown" returns to Netflix for a fifth season in November.
The premiere episode of the series in its new season will be broadcast exactly two months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.
The production, which began filming for a sixth season a long time ago, was suspended in the meantime on the day of the Queen's death.
In the upcoming season, Imelda Staunton becomes the last in a line of actors who played Elizabeth during the decades of her life and reign.
The first two seasons starred Claire Foy as the young princess Elizabeth who ascends the throne and grows into her role as queen.
The third and fourth seasons featured Olivia Colman as a more mature queen.
The show won 22 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for Foy and Coleman.
Josh O'Connor, who played Prince Charles as a young man in 13 episodes, won an Emmy for best actor in a drama.
Back to the 90s
The central role of Princess Diana passed from her mother Corinne in season four to Elizabeth Debicki ("Tent") for seasons five and six.
She stars opposite Dominic West as Prince Charles.
The prince, Elizabeth's eldest child, became King Charles III upon her death.
will play Prince Charles.
Dominic West, photo: GettyImages
The fifth season of "The Crown" is expected to cover the turbulent 1990s of the royal family, when the marriage of Charles and Diana fell apart.
The Princess of Wales died following a car accident in Paris in August 1997.
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