On Friday, Netflix released the first photo of the Oscar nominee playing Queen Elizabeth II in Season 5 of The Crown.
Despite an initial report that The Crown’s fifth season would be its last, Staunton will play the role for seasons 5 and 6.
“I have loved watching The Crown from the very start,” Staunton said in a statement last January.
Joining Staunton in The Crown’s fifth season are Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Jonny Lee Miller as Prime Minister John Major, Dominic West as Prince Charles, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana.
Season 5 will reportedly take place in the ‘90s, covering such events as the rocky splits in 1996 between Prince Charles and Princess Diana, as well as Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
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