The Crown to end after fifth series with Imelda Staunton in lead role

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The Queen is believed to have asked Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to return to the UK, weeks after they moved to Canada to pursue a new life.

On Friday, Netflix confirmed two bombshell pieces of news about hit show The Crown: first, that British actress and Downtown Abbey favorite Imelda Staunton will play The Queen in her later years in season five; and, in addition, that season five will be the show's last.In a statement, Staunton said: “I have loved watching The Crown from the very start. 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.

British actress Imelda Staunton will portray Queen Elizabeth II in the fifth and final season of The Crown.

But will it cover Megxit? The Crown will come to an end after season 5, Netflix announced on Friday, January 31. Season 4 is set to premiere later this year.

Netflix's "The Crown" about the British royal family is coming to an end earlier than expected amid Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Megxit drama that has been playing out in real-life.

Queen Elizabeth II's story is coming to an end on Netflix. The Crown will end with season five, E! News has confirmed.

Harry Potter star Imelda Saunton will play Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown after Olivia Colman.Netflix confirmed the casting and announced that The Crown will end with its fifth season.Update, 1/31/2020: Months after rumors first broke, Netflix has confirmed that British actress Imelda Staunton will portray the queen in the fifth season of The Crown. She'll follow Oscar winner Olivia Colman, who's portraying the monarch for Seasons 3 and 4.

Fans of The Crown, we have some very bad news for you. Though it was originally thought that the series would run for at least six seasons, creator Peter Morgan just announced that we'll only get five seasons of the hit Netflix show."At the outset I had imagined running 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," Morgan said, per .

Talk about palace intrigue. Two major details were just confirmed about the future of Netflix's celebrated historical drama show The Crown. Not only will there be a new actress taking the throne soon, but the show will be coming to an end sooner than anyone might've expected.

It has been confirmed that Imelda Staunton will play Queen Elizabeth for the fifth series of the hit Netflix show, which will be its last series.The highly popular show was expected to run for six series, but show creator Peter Morgan has now confirmed the fifth series will be the last.The 56 year old said: “At the outset I had imagined The Crown running for six seasons.

Netflix’s award-winning British royal drama “The Crown” has decided to abdicate the throne after the fifth season.

Netflix hit British royal drama The Crown will end after a fifth season with Imelda Staunton playing Queen Elizabeth II, according to its creator Peter Morgan.

The Crown will end after five seasons.

“The Crown” will end after season five, in which Imelda Staunton is to play Queen Elizabeth, Variety has confirmed.