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Who Will Take Over As The Queen In 'The Crown' Season 5?

Two famous actresses are rumoured to be in the running - by Isabelle Truman
  • 26 Nov 2019
Who Will Take Over As The Queen In 'The Crown' Season 5?

Netflix's hit drama The Crown might've only just released its third season, but fans of the show are already skipping past the fourth installment to speculate as to who will take over as Queen Elizabeth II in the fifth and sixth seasons.

Just as Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter took the reins from Claire Foy and Vanessa Kirby this year, a new cast will take over from the current in 2021 as we get closer to the present day.

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As for who producers are considering as heir to the throne? The biggest rumour is that Imelda Staunton, who played Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter franchise, is in talks to play Queen Elizabeth II.

After a source whispered the name to Deadline, however, Netflix denied the reports, saying "We are currently filming season 4 of The Crown but have not commissioned any further seasons as yet, therefore any news on casting remains pure speculation."

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Another name that's been thrown about is none other than Helen Mirren, who has played Queen Elizabeth II before in 2006's The Queen and did such a good job at her portrayal of HRH, she won Best Actress at the Oscars.

Better yet? "She loves the show," according to The Crown's creator Peter Morgan, who teased Mirren as Colman's replacement in August, though he noted he hadn't yet run it past her.

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Isabelle Truman
Isabelle Truman
Isabelle Truman is a freelance writer based out of London, UK. She specialises in fashion, lifestyle and travel and knows a thing or two (read: everything) about both Meghan Markle and 'Sex and the City'.

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