“Not only are we casting real-life characters, but as we get closer to the present day, many of these people are very much alive," The Crown’s casting director Nina Gold told Vanity Fair in 2018. “So we have to honor them by picking the right actor to play them—while making a link between the actors who played these characters in the first seasons.” The critically acclaimed series once again changed up its cast for the remaining seasons, replacing Olivia Colman, who won a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, with Imelda Staunton, and Emma Corrin with Elizabeth Debicki. Next, here is everything we know about Season 5 of The Crown!