The streaming giant announced Friday that Imelda Staunton will succeed Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II for the fifth and final season of its period drama “The Crown.”
Staunton, known for playing Maud Bagshaw in “Downton Abbey” and Dolores Umbridge in the “Harry Potter” franchise, is the third actress to assume the coveted throne, following Golden Globe-winning turns from Colman and Claire Foy.
The popular series, however, will forgo an expected sixth season, with showrunner Peter Morgan saying in a statement that he’d had a change of heart.
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