“The Crown” teaser reveals final season will be split into two parts

Netflix has announced that the streaming service will release the sixth and final season of The Crown at an appropriately stately pace. The new teaser for the British royal family show (which you can see below) reveals the season has been split into two parts. Part 1 will premiere Nov. 16 and Part 2 will follow Dec. 14. The season covers events from 1997 through 2005.

Justin Downing/Netflix Meg Bellamy, Ed McVey in season 6 of 'The Crown'

Season 6's first part is comprised of four episodes and depicts the relationship blossoming between Elizabeth Debicki's Princess Diana and Khalid Abdalla's Dodi Fayed before a fateful car journey has devastating consequences. The episodes also star Dominic West as Prince Charles, Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed, Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed, Rufus Kampa as Prince William, and Fflyn Edwards as Prince Harry.

Part 2 continues the saga of the Windsor family across six more episodes. Prince William tries to integrate back into life at Eton in the wake of his mother's death, the Queen reflects on the future of the monarchy with the marriage of Charles and Camilla, and viewers will also see the beginnings of the William and Kate relationship. In these concluding episodes, Ed McVey plays Prince William and Luther Ford portrays Prince Harry while Meg Bellamy takes on the role of Kate Middleton.

The Crown tracks the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who died last year on Sept. 6. Season 6 was in production when the news broke that the monarch had passed away at the age of 96. "I'd just flown to Barcelona to shoot my first day of season 6," West told EW. "When I arrived in the hotel, one of the assistant directors said to me, 'Have you heard the news? The Queen's very unwell.' I went up to my hotel room and I just watched the telly for three days and then went home. We didn't shoot at all, out of respect."

Watch the teaser for season 6 of The Crown below.

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