Less than a week after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, Netflix unveils
The Crown
season 5 release date .
If the question of the postponement arose after the disappearance of the sovereign, the date of return initially planned ultimately remains unchanged.
The sequel to Peter Morgan's series will be posted on the platform on Friday, November 9.
A first teaser is also broadcast.
Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West, respectively Diana and Charles in the series, appear in what appears to be a truth TV interview.
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This season will focus on the period of the 1990s, sweeping through a succession of events: the year 1992 or the Queen's "annus horribilis", marked by the fire at Windsor Castle, the divorce of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips and the release of the book Princess of Wales
Diana: Her true story
which reveals the disastrous underside of her marriage to Prince Charles.
Their divorce pronounced a few years later will undoubtedly be narrated, as will the separation of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the arrival of Tony Blair in government and, of course, the disappearance of Lady Di in August 1997 in Paris.
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On the casting side, upheavals are to be expected.
Exit Olivia Colman to play Queen Elizabeth II.
Imelda Staunton, 64, will play the elderly version of the British sovereign.
The actress is known to young audiences for her role as the villainous Dolores Umbridge in the
Harry Potter
saga .
She will give the reply to a new prince Philip: the 73-year-old comedian Jonathan Pryce, seen in
Game of Thrones
.
Lesley Manville will take on the features of Princess Margaret.
Since the disappearance of Elizabeth II, the series has experienced a spike in interest.
In France, the number of views increased threefold compared to the previous weekend, according to Whip Media.
