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The Crown casts Jonathan Pryce as the new Prince Philip

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The Crown has cast Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce as its new Prince Philip for season five and six of the popular Netflix series.

Variety has confirmed Pryce will take over from fellow Games of Thrones actor Tobias Menzies who played the Prince in season three and upcoming fourth season following Doctor Who star Matt Smith who played the original Philip on the series.

The 73-year-old will star alongside Imelda Staunton who has already been announced as Queen Elizabeth II, taking over from Olivia Coleman.

Lesley Manville has been cast as Princess Margaret succeeding Helena Bonham Carter.

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Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.
Camera IconOlivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. Credit: Sophie Mutevelian/AP

Last month The Crown showrunner Peter Morgan confirmed the series would return for a sixth and final season after it was originally slated to end after five seasons.

The fifth and sixth season will take the royal family into the early 2000s and will see Prince William and Prince Harry appear in their teenage years following the death of their mother Princess Diana in 1997.

“As we started to discuss the storylines for Season 5, it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons,” Morgan said.

To be clear, Season 6 will not bring us any closer to present-day — it will simply enable us to cover the same period in greater detail.

The Crown has been nominated for 13 Emmys and Cindy Holland, vice president of original content at Netflix, said the upcoming season would continue to delight fans.

“The Crown keeps raising the bar with each new season. We can’t wait for audiences to see the upcoming fourth season, and we’re proud to support Peter’s vision and the phenomenal cast and crew for a sixth and final season,” she said.

The fourth season will air on Netflix later this year.

Pryce was nominated an Oscar for his role as Pope Francis in The Two Popes alongside Anthony Hopkins and he played the High Sparrow in HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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