‘The Crown’ to return for final sixth season

Show will end before Harry-Meghan dramas, though

Netflix, on Thursday, announced that there will be a sixth and final season of The Crown after all.

The streaming service had previously said that the show would end after season five, going back on the original plan of ending after six seasons. “News from the palace: we can confirm there will be a sixth (and final) season of The Crown, in addition to the previously announced five!” the official Netflix UK Twitter account announced, reported Hindustan Times.

The super successful show is based on the monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II and each season is designed to cover one decade of her reign. Imelda Staunton will play the Queen in the final two seasons, taking over from Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who played the part in two seasons each. The Colman-fronted fourth season will air later this year.

“As we started to discuss the storylines for series five, 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. To be clear, series six will not bring us any closer to present-day — it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail,” Deadline quoted creator Peter Morgan as saying.

Cindy Holland, vice president of original content at Netflix said, “The Crown keeps raising the bar with each new season. We can’t wait for audiences to see the upcoming fourth season and we’re proud to support Peter’s vision and the phenomenal cast and crew for a sixth and final season.”

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