It premiered on November 9 Netflix The Crown 5, it’s a highly anticipated season, given that it showcases notable events from the contemporary history of the Crown, such as the divorce between Charles and Diana. And of course, the death of Elizabeth II further increased the attention paid to the TV series. All this has contributed to The Crown 5 being in the top 10 most watched series on Netflix.
The debut of The Crown 5 on Netflix took place on Wednesday, November 9, and the day after the show already reached second place in the top 10 TV series, surpassed only by Love Is Blind. Shortly before the show’s release, two featurettes dedicated to Carlo and Diana’s interpreters were published. Below is the video with Dominic West talking about his approach to Prince Charles.
While this is the promo clip about Princess Diana played by Elizabeth Debicki.
Elizabeth Debicki herself said of her role:
The only moments of effective rest for an actor are the twenty minutes when you are on the phone and someone offers you a role (…) and you think “how can I do this?”.
Diana was the most photographed person in the world at the time, so we had an incredible amount of material to access [per ispirarci].
At the start of the new decade, the royal family faces its biggest challenge yet as the public openly questions their place in 1990s Britain. In the cast of the series written and produced (along with Suzanne Mackie) by Peter Morgan, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as the role of Princess Diana and Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret.
Season 5 Synopsis:
Just before the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne, Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) looks back on a reign of nine prime ministers, the advent of television for the masses and the decline of the British Empire. But new challenges are on the horizon. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty signal a radical change in the international order, presenting challenges and opportunities for the monarchy…but new problems are emerging not far from home.
Prince Charles (Dominic West) urges his mother to agree to a divorce from Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), setting the stage for a constitutional crisis in the monarchy. The increasingly separate life between husband and wife feeds countless gossip. When the media attention intensifies, Diana decides to take control of the situation and breaks the family rules by publishing a book that threatens public support for Charles and exposes the differences within the House of Windsor.
Tensions rise when Mohamed Al Fayed (Salim Daw) enters the scene who, driven by a desire to be accepted by the nobility, exploits the wealth and power he has single-handedly earned to secure a place for him and his son at the top of the ranks. royal table. Dodi (Khalid Abdullah).
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