I promise you I was already biting my nails impatient to see the official trailer of season 5 from ‘The Crown’. And we already have here the first trailer of the penultimate installment of the luxurious and amazing biopic of the Queen of England on Netflix whose premiere will arrive on November 9.
With a new cast, led by Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth IIthe series of Peter Morgan goes into these chapters in the 90s, the most turbulent decade for the royal family in which their role is publicly questioned at all times.
The main cast includes Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki as Prince Charles and Princess Diana; Jonathan Price like prince philip Lesley Manville Like Princess Margaret claudia harrison like princess anne Olivia-Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles and Johnny Lee Miller like Prime Minister John Major.
controversies and divisions
These will capture years shaken by scandals, divorces and the tragic death of Diana of Wales. Of course, it seems that this tragedy is reserved for season 6, according to the latest information.
What is clear is that this turbulence is going to bring with it quite a bit of controversy… and in fact it is already generating itor because of his portrait of this time. An example is John Major, prime minister at the time, who is angered by a plot in which the fictional version of him pressures the queen to abdicate. From Netflix they have defended themselves by ensuring that “it is fiction”:
“Season 5 is a fictionalized dramatization, imagining what would have happened behind closed doors during an important decade for the royal family, one that has been scrutinized and well-documented by journalists, biographers and historians.”
something that matches with what Elizabeth Debicki, Diana Spencer declares:
“That’s the amazing thing about playing these people in this time, because in ‘The Crown’ odyssey through all the seasons, this is the most visual content we have of the royal family. In the ’90s everything had started filming and it was also the birth of the 24-hour news cycle so there’s just this incredible amount of content to access.”
Poster and official synopsis of season 5 of ‘The Crown’
In 1990s Britain, well into the new decade, the royal family faces what is possibly their greatest challenge to date as the public openly questions their role.
As the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne approaches, Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) reflects on a reign that has seen nine prime ministers, the massive introduction of television in homes and the decline of the British Empire. But there are new obstacles on the horizon. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty point to a sea change in the international order that poses both challenges and opportunities. Meanwhile, problems are brewing in a much more private sphere.
Prince Charles (Dominic West) pressures his mother to let him divorce Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), causing a constitutional crisis for the monarchy. The couple are leading increasingly independent lives, fueling rumors and increased media scrutiny. Given the situation, Diana decides to take the reins of the discourse around her person and —ignoring family protocol— publishes a book that reduces public support for Carlos and exposes the cracks between the Windsors.
Tensions will rise with the appearance of Mohamed Al Fayed (Salim Daw). Determined to be accepted in the most exclusive circles, the businessman uses the fortune and power he has amassed in order to win a position for himself and another for his son Dodi (Khalid Abdalla) within the company. royalty.