Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced at Netflix’s virtual Upfront presentation that “The Crown” Season 6 has been slated for a fall 2023 release.
The sixth season of the historical drama will focus its attention to the royal love story between Prince William (Ed McVey) and Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy), chronicling the pair’s fateful meeting on St. Andrew’s campus and the subsequent romance that followed. Season 6 is set in the 2000s as William begins his time at University determined to have a normal life when he meets Kate, who hails from Berkshire.
In addition to McVey and Bellamy, the final season of “The Crown” is rounded out by cast members Luther Ford as Prince Harry, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne and Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles. Bertie Carvel will take on the role of Tony Blair, while Salim Daw plays Mohamed Al Fayed, and Khalid Abdalla plays Dodi Fayed.
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