Netflix has finally announced The Crown Season 6 release date for the upcoming final installment to the award-winning drama, which will now be split into two parts. In addition, the streamer has also released the first teaser trailer featuring Imelda Staunton’s return as Queen Elizabeth II.
The first half is set to make its debut on November 16, while the last episodes will premiere on December 14. Early episodes of The Crown Season 6 will see “the Windsors face a reckoning as Diana, no longer a member of the royal family, continues to captivate the public in the weeks before her tragic death,” reads the logline.
Check out The Crown Season 6 teaser below (watch more trailers):
Who’s involved The Crown Season 6?
The Crown Season 6 stars Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed, Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, Luther Ford as Prince Harry, and more. It hails from creator/writer Peter Morgan, director Stephen Daldry, and producer Andy Harries.
“As The Crown enters a new decade, Prince William starts at University in St Andrew’s, determined to lead as normal a life as possible while he still can,” reads the synopsis. “Also beginning life as a University student is Kate Middleton from Berkshire. As the pair meet for the first time on campus, a new romance and a new future for The Crown begins.”
Since its debut, it has won a number of awards, including three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Emma Corrin. The fourth season also took home multiple major awards, including Best Drama, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.