Netflix today releases the first images of the fifth season of The Crown, which will debut on November 9 in all countries where the service is active with a new cast led by Imelda Staunton in the role of Queen Elizabeth II.
As the new decade begins, the Royal Family faces the biggest challenge ever faced as audiences openly question their role in 1990s Britain.
This turbulent decade for the Royal Family has been well documented and interpreted by journalists, biographers and historians.
As Elizabeth Debicki explains, in the role of Princess Diana, "this is the incredible thing about playing these people right now, because in the journey of The Crown, of all seasons, the fifth is the most visually faithful content we have of the Royal Family. . In the 90s everything started to be filmed, even with the birth of news channels running 24 hours a day, so there is just this incredible amount of content that we have access to. "
This being the latest cast change, Dominic West (Prince Charles, now King Charles III after his mother's death ed) explains: "I think people understand, as the cast changes every two seasons, that this is not an imitation. .
This is the evocation of a character ".
While Imelda Staunton (Queen Elizabeth II) hopes that, like her character, she has done her duty to the public: "The great thing, and I hope not to prove them wrong, is that people have said: 'I don't see the 'time to see her play the queen.' So, let's just hope it works for them, because I've done it by now. I can't help it now! "
Also starring Jonathan Pryce (Prince Philip), Lesley Manville (Princess Margaret), Claudia Harrison (Princess Anne) and Olivia Williams (Camilla Parker Bowles).
Jonny Lee Miller plays John Major, Salim Daw plays Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla plays Dodi Fayed.
Close to the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) reflects on a reign that included nine prime ministers, the advent of television for the masses and the demise of the British Empire.
But new challenges are emerging on the horizon.
The collapse of the Soviet Union and Hong Kong's transfer of sovereignty signal a radical change in the international order and present challenges and opportunities to the Monarchy ... but new problems emerge not far from home.
Prince Charles (Dominic West) pushes his mother to agree to divorce Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), setting the stage for a constitutional crisis in the Monarchy.
The increasingly separated life between husband and wife feeds numerous gossip.
When media scrutiny intensifies,