Episode 5.1
Queen Victoria Syndrome
A much-needed update to the Royal Yacht draws scrutiny to
... More the Queen's reign. Hounded by the press, Charles and Diana have a second honeymoon in Italy.Less
This season of the Emmy-winning royals-at-war saga follows on from the Princess Diana saga, with an all new cast including...
This season of the Emmy-winning royals-at-war saga follows on from the Princess Diana saga, with an all new cast including Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Debicki as Diana and Dominic West as Prince Charles.
"With the new decade in its stride, the Royal Family are presented with possibly their biggest challenge to date; as the public openly question their role in '90s Britain.As Queen Elizabeth II (Staunton) approaches the 40th anniversary of her accession, she reflects on a reign that has encompassed nine prime ministers, the advent of mass television and the twilight of the British Empire. Yet new challenges are on the horizon...
"The collapse of the Soviet Union and the transfer of sovereignty in Hong Kong signals a seismic shift in the international order presenting both obstacles and opportunities. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing closer to home. Prince Charles (West) pressures his mother to allow him to divorce Diana (Debicki), presenting a constitutional crisis of the monarchy." (Netflix)
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71 %103 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %168 reviewsAudience score rating
"Morgan (is) casting around for side plots to hide the fact that everything he has to say about the Windsors has already been said."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The Crown’s Diana-divorce season is its weakest yet."
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Variety
Variety"This was once a superior costume drama, moments of 20th-century history packaged into an upmarket soap opera. But... the show is edging towards trashy telenovela."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"The heart of the series remains creator Peter Morgan’s disarming compassion for the human souls within this lofty institution."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Unfortunately... Peter Morgan struggles to find the balance between classy and trashy that defined earlier seasons."
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Decider
Decider"The new cast, led by Imelda Staunton as the Queen and dynamite Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, is sheer perfection."
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ABC
ABC"Watching the current season feels more like a preference than a requirement."
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CNN
CNN"While some of this season can feel more like setup for something bigger rather than standing on its own, The Crown remains as engrossing as ever."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"Both more simplistic and less coherent than past seasons."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"The twin spectres of grief and dread loom over the entire season."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"A soapy, frothy, addictive show... If there's a standout, though, it's Debicki, who makes Diana both frustrating and sympathetic."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"Really zings when the show turns a hard gaze toward the maddening ways that Elizabeth and her cohort refuse compassion and adaptation."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"It has been well worth the wait."
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Paste
Paste"The first three episodes are ditchwater dull. But here’s the good news. It gets better. Much better."
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The Times
The Times"Much less of this season feels as revelatory... it’s all still executed at a very high level, mind you. The new actors are all wonderful."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"This series, when it hits its stride in the second half at least, is compelling as soap opera."
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BBC
BBC"The geopolitical wranglings of post-war reconstruction and the rise of the Soviet Union have been replaced, in the show’s appointed scope, by trivial gossip."
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Independent
Independent"The Crown weighs too heavily in a dismal, drawn out season."
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IndieWire
IndieWireThe Crown: Season 5 | Details
- Rating
- 15, Sex, nudity, sex references, violence, suicide references
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
- Studio
- Netflix Original
