Months after revealing that “The Crown” will end after season five, Netflix has said its hit show about Britain’s Royal Family will, in fact, extend to season six.
The streaming giant announced the change of plans on Twitter, highlighting that creator Peter Morgan wants to do justice to the “richness and complexity” of the story.
Netflix has underlined, however, that season six will be the show’s final run.
The streamer shared a statement from writer-creator Morgan, who said: “As we started to discuss the storylines for Series 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons.”
The show wrapped shooting on season four — in which Olivia Colman plays Queen Elizabeth II — in mid-March, just ahead of the U.K. being placed in lockdown. It’s expected that season four will launch later this year, and will be Oscar winner Colman’s final turn as Queen.
Imelda Staunton will take on the honors for season five, and the “Vera Drake” star will now have two seasons playing the monarch as opposed to just one.
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