'The Crown' Season 5: New Cast Revealed for 2022 Season!

EXCLUSIVE: Prasanna Puwanarajah said he jumped at the opportunity to appear in The Crown portraying infamous television journalist Martin Bashir, pummeled by a BBC inquiry that condemned the “deceitful” methods he used to obtain the controversial 1995 Panorama TV interview with Princess Diana, because ”roles like that just don’t really exist for Asian actors.”

The first trailer of Season 5 of The Crown has dropped and it explores chaos unfolding within the monarchy and Princess Diana's explosive BBC interview with Martin Bashir.

Judi Dench wrote in an open letter published Wednesday in of London that  ought to have a «fictionalised drama» disclaimer before the start of every episode as the series inches closer «to our present times.»The 87-year-old actress said that «no one is a greater believer in artistic freedom» than her but «this cannot go unchallenged.» She insists that «the closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism.»Dench — who portrayed Queen Victoria in the 1997 film and 2017's, as well as Queen Elizabeth in 1998's — also wrote that «while many will recognise for the brilliant but fictionalized account of events that it is, I fear that a significant number of viewers, particularly overseas, may take its version of history as being wholly true.»She added that the «sensationalism» — that King Charles «plotted for his mother to abdicate, for example, or once suggested his mother’s parenting was so deficient that she might have deserved a jail sentence» -- is «cruelly unjust to the individuals and damaging to the institution they represent.» Dench was referring to former U.K. Prime Minister John Major (1990-1997), who responded over the weekend to rumors in the U.K. media that one of the plotlines in season 5 includes Prince Charles suggesting in 1991 he wanted Major's support to dethrone his mother.

Season five of The Crown will finally drop on Netflix on Wednesday 9 November and the latest instalments certainly come at an interesting time for the Royal family. As Charles and Camilla settle into life as King and Queen Consort, the hit series will throw the spotlight on a fictionalised depiction of Charles' relationship with Diana.

Josh O'Connor declared  would not include Prince Charles' infamous «Tampongate» phone call with Camilla Parker Bowles, it's now been confirmed it actually happening, and it's O'Connor's successor, Dominic West, who spilled the tea.West, who is playing the younger version of King Charles III in the upcoming seasons 5 of the Netflix show, opened up to  about how he felt about the ordeal while confirming to the outlet that the 1993 phone call will make it in the show. «I remember thinking it was something so sordid and deeply, deeply embarrassing [at the time],» West, 53, told. «Looking back on it, and having to play it, what you're conscious of is that the blame was not with these two people, two lovers, who were having a private conversation.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were set to release a Netflix documentary this year, but according to reports its release date has now been delayed.The Duke and Duchess' docuseries did not have an official release date initially, but multiple sources said it was to drop before Christmas - about a month after the premiere of the fifth season of The Crown. However, the streaming giant has faced much backlash over the upcoming season of The Crown, while it has been reported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex wanted to make edits to their show following the Queen’s death.

Royal fans will have to wait a little longer to see The Sussexes’ new documentary.

Netflix has released some new images of Season 5 of The Crown, including character posters with the tagline “A House Divided,” revealing a split between the two sides.

Netflix staff have reportedly been left fearing "a line is being crossed" over plans for the The Crown to recreate Princess Diana's final moments before her tragic death in Paris in 1997.The fifth series of Netflix’s hit royal drama is set to launch on November 9, with audiences around the world already eagerly awaiting the upcoming instalment as it follows the lives of the royal family throughout the 1990s. The Night Manager actress Elizabeth Debicki takes over the iconic role of Diana from Emma Corrin while The Wire star Dominic West takes over the role of Charles from Josh O’Connor. However, it has been claimed that staff working on The Crown series six have allegedly been left feeling uncomfortable over the Netflix show's plans to recreate Diana's final moments as they fear "a line has been crossed".

The new series of The Crown is just weeks away, and fans are gearing up for what promises to be a rollercoaster season for Netflix’s flagship royal drama. The series explores the life and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and its fifth and penultimate season follows the royal family during one of their most turbulent decades in modern times, the 1990s.

“The Crown” has, once again, changed heads.Netflix released photos of its new Season 5 cast of the British royal family TV series on Friday. This ensemble of actresses will continue through Season 6, the show’s last.Imelda Staunton becomes the third and final actress to play Queen Elizabeth II on the series — this time during the tumultuous 1990s, in which a fire ravaged Windsor Castle, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had a messy divorce and Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.One still shows Staunton, 66, as the queen, looking smaller and grayer than her predecessor Olivia Colman, who won an Emmy for playing the part, next to Jonathan Pryce, 75, as Prince Philip.Another sees a sunglasses-and-swimsuit-clad Diana — Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, 32, takes over from Emma Corrin — on a boat with Charles (Dominic West, 52), and young princes William (Timothee Sambor) and Harry (Teddy Hawley). But her happiness will be revealed as a facade.

Newly released images from the upcoming series of The Crown have given fans their first glimpse of Elizabeth Debicki convincingly channelling Diana, Princess of Wales as she stars alongside Dominic West, who takes on the role of Prince Charles. In the latest glimpse of the new series, 32-year-old Australian actress Elizabeth can be seen in her role as Diana in two scenes.

The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

Netflix is teasing a first look at The Crown Season 5!

’s return continues to build, Netflix shared official new images of the incoming actors, who have been tasked with taking over the key roles on creator Peter Morgan’s historical drama about the royals for seasons 5 and 6. Per tradition of the series, a new cast is brought in every two installments to reflect the age and growth of Queen Elizabeth II and her family, with Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki leading the latest all-star ensemble. With the last season starring Olivia Colman and others ending in 1990, season 5 is expected to pick up shortly after as it explores the end of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage while Queen Elizabeth navigates a new era of attention surrounding the palace that coincides with the birth of the 24/7 news cycle that closely covered every family scandal at the time.