- 'The Crown' is one of Netflix's biggest hits
- The show ill return for a final sixth season
- THIS is what we know so far
On Monday, the streaming giant announced that the sixth and final season of the hit drama inspired by the lives of the British royal family will premiere in two parts this fall. This will be a new format of delivery for the show and its bound to give us some cliff-hangers. Part 1 will debut on Thursday, November 16 and Part 2 will follow on Thursday, December 14 — the first time the series has been split into multiple instalments.
Netflix also took to its social media accounts to share two new posters of the final season of the big show.
Fans want to know how the plot will end
Alongside the announcement comes two new posters, one focusing on Elizabeth Debicki's Princess Diana and the other, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II. Much has been speculated about the new season of The Crown and what it will and won't delve into, further adding to the excitement for the series which is based on the British royal family. Season 6 is set to cover events from 1997 through to 2005, broadly spanning the period of time where Tony Blair was Prime Minister.
The real royal story is interesting enough, but what do producers have in store? Peter Morgan’s historical drama series will recount the late ‘90s and early 2000s, a period defined by Princess Diana’s tragic death. Regarding Diana’s death, a source told 'Variety' that the production team wanted "to get it right and handle [it] sensitively" for Season 6. The series, too, will see the blossoming of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s romance while they were both studying at the University of St. Andrews.
While the release date for the upcoming season has been confirmed, it's the first that the streamer has said of the season being released in two parts. The first part, according to the synopsis, will "depict a relationship blossoming between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences".
Producers want to stay true-to-life
It continues: "The final chapter is told across six episodes (Part 2). Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother’s death as the monarchy has to ride the wave of public opinion. As she reaches her Golden Jubilee, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla and the beginnings of a new Royal fairytale in William and Kate."
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In a report this past June, 'The Sun' said that the streamer hopes to keep the show going as a "movie, or perhaps a series of specials" in the future, with the possibility of both prequels and sequels. In any case, the final season is set to be the closest in timeline to where we are now, and will likely strike a powerful chord for those who lived through the events that are set to be depicted.
Season 6 will unfold over the period following season 5’s focus on Prince Charles and Diana’s divorce, which will begin with the 1997 death of Princess Diana and continue on into the 21st century. This could mean, perhaps, the most dramatic season yet.
Debicki once said on the 'Awards Circuit Podcast' that she hadn’t felt the weight of portraying the people’s princess ahead of joining the project: "I never really understood what was lost because I hadn’t experienced the impact that she had on the public… She’s taught me a lot; I think she lived her life with an enormous amount of courage and with a strong love ethic. She really loved deeply and she needed to be loved in a way that I don’t know she ever really found."
Be sure to catch her and the rest of the cast in the final season of 'The Crown' which will debut later this year.
