A second of silence. The Crown will pause manufacturing on season 6 after Queen Elizabeth II‘s loss of life, collection creator Peter Morgan introduced.
“The Crown is a love letter to her and I’ve nothing so as to add for now, simply silence and respect,” the producer, 59, instructed Deadline in a press release on Thursday, September 8. “I count on we’ll cease filming out of respect too.”
Season 5 of the Netflix collection is about to premiere in November, whereas manufacturing on season 6 is already underway. The upcoming episodes will function a brand new solid portraying the late queen and her household, with Imelda Staunton taking up the function of the monarch following Olivia Colman‘s flip in seasons 3 and 4.
Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in ‘The Crown.’ Courtesy of Sophie Mutevelian / Netflix
Buckingham Palace introduced the information of Elizabeth’s loss of life at age 96 on Thursday, hours after revealing that she had been positioned underneath medical supervision. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” learn a press release. “The King and The Queen Consort will stay at Balmoral this night and can return to London tomorrow.”
Prince Charles, who will succeed his mom on the throne, later shared his personal tribute to the sovereign. “The loss of life of my beloved mom, Her Majesty The Queen, is a second of the best disappointment for me and all members of my household,” the Prince of Wales, 73, started in a press release. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mom. I do know her loss shall be deeply felt all through the nation, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by numerous folks world wide.”
He added: “Throughout this era of mourning and alter, my household and I shall be comforted and sustained by our data of respect and deep affection wherein The Queen was so broadly held.”
Queen Elizabeth II Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
Whereas The Crown has lined main occasions within the queen’s life since her 1952 accession to the throne, the collection isn’t anticipated to incorporate story traces that run by way of her loss of life. Season 4, which premiered in 2020, resulted in 1990 with the departure of Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) from the workplace of prime minister.
It’s not but clear which years season 5 will embody, however it appears doubtless that the brand new episodes will embrace the 1997 loss of life of Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), who was killed in a automobile crash in Paris.
Season 6, in the meantime, will function older variations of Prince William and introduce Duchess Kate as a personality. Earlier this month, Deadline confirmed that newcomers Rufus Kampa and Ed McVey will play the Duke of Cambridge, 40, as a teen and younger grownup, respectively, whereas Meg Bellamy will tackle the function of the duchess, additionally 40.
