The Crownhas found the “perfect time and place to stop.”
Creator Peter Morgan has revealed the Netflix hit will wrap after the fifth season.
“At the outset I had imaginedThe Crownrunning for six seasons but now that we have begun work on the stories for season five it has become clear to me that this is the perfect time and place to stop,” said Morgan. “I’m grateful to Netflix and Sony for supporting me in this decision.”
The show has also cast their finalQueen Elizabeth:Imelda Stauntonwill succeed Claire Foy (seasons 1 and 2) and Olivia Colman (seasons 3 and 4) in the royal role.
Olivia Colman in The Crown.
“I have loved watchingThe Crownfrom the very start,” said Staunton, who has earned five Olivier awards and a BAFTA award. “As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan’s scripts. I am genuinely honored to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be takingThe Crownto its conclusion.”
Film and theatre star Staunton is most popularly known for playing Dolores Umbridge in theHarry Potterfilms and also recently starred as Lady Bagshaw in theDownton Abbeymovie. She was also nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for her roleVera Drake, a1950s British drama about illegal abortions.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to confirm Imelda Staunton as Her Majesty The Queen for the fifth and final season, taking The Crown into the 21st Century,” Morgan said. “Imelda is an astonishing talent and will be a fantastic successor to Claire Foy and Olivia Colman.”
Imelda Staunton.© 2019 Focus Features, LLC
Although Meghan Markle andPrince Harry‘s exit from royal life and the scandal surrounding Prince Andrew’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein have dominated headlines in recent months, the storylines will not make it toThe Crown —and it was never the intention to cover the royal family up to the modern era.
Executive producer Suzanne Mackie told thePress Associationearlier this month: “To be honest, whatever the life ofThe Crownis after where we are now, I doubt we’ll ever go as far into the present day.”
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Morgan made similar claims during a 2018 interview, tellingEntertainment Weeklythat the show wouldn’t include Meghan “because it’s too close to the moment.”
“I feel uncomfortable writing about events within a certain time period,” he said.
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“Let’s wait twenty years and see what there is to say aboutMeghan Markle,” Morgan added. “I don’t knowwhatthere is to say aboutMeghan Markleat the moment. I wouldn’t know and I wouldn’t presume. She’ll only become interesting once we’ve had twenty years to digest who she is and what her impact has been. If I were to write aboutMeghan MarkleI would automatically be writing journalistically. I’ve gotnothingto say aboutMeghan Markle.”
source: people.com
