'The Crown' Drops Season 5 First Look Photos Featuring the New Cast in Action

Netflix is raising the curtain on The Crown's next act.

On Friday, the streamer dropped first look photos from season 5 of the royal drama, which premieres next month. The series of seven images are shots from separate scenes, teasing the intrigue to come. Keeping in the style of previous seasons, a new cast steps up into the royal roles to reflect the changing decades. The latest chapter will cover the 1990s, a turbulent era that began with the dramatic dissolution of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage.

One image shows Elizabeth Debicki as a downcast Princess Diana, wearing a halter dress similar to the one the Princess of Wales wore at a Vanity Fair fundraising gala in 1995.

Keith Bernstein/Netflix

"That's the amazing thing about playing these people at this time because in the journey of The Crown so far out of all the seasons, this is the most visual content we have of the royal family," the actress said in a statement to Tudum.

"In the '90s, everything had started to be filmed and also it was the birth of the 24-hour news cycle, so there's just this incredible amount of content that we have access to," the actress explained. "Diana was the most photographed person in the world at that time. As an actor, you open the portal and this huge tsunami of information comes at you. I happily swam around in it."

RELATED: The Crown Recreates Princess Diana's Landmark Trip to Angola

Netflix

Oscar nominee Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce — in character as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — wear tartan as they enter what appears to be a formal state occasion.

"What has been nice, and I hope I don't prove them wrong, is people saying, 'I'm really looking forward to seeing her as the queen,' '' Staunton told Tudum, Netflix's sister site. "So, let's just hope that works out for them because I've done it. Nothing I can do about it now!"

Pryce said of playing the Queen's husband, "Doing this and looking into Philip's background and finding out what made him the man he was, that was the interest to me. I'm more interested in their life, their emotional life, which is what The Crown explores."

Netflix

Another shot shows Olivia Williams and Dominic West looking up at the night sky as they play the future Queen Camilla and King Charles.

"One of the great things about The Crown is we get to see those sort of imagined intimate moments, which maybe give us a better perspective on someone that we've judged," Williams told Tudum. "Charles and Camilla seem to have a very healthy sense of humor about what at times must be an unbearable predicament. And that is the thing that I most want to show."

Keith Bernstein/Netflix

Images show Claudia Harrison laughing at a party as Princess Anne, Lesley Manville smoking a cigarette as Princess Margaret and Johnny Lee Miller looking pensive as Prime Minister John Major, whose 1990 to 1997 tenure further confirms the years the season will cover.

The Crown's creator Peter Morgan said, "I think Jonny Lee Miller is an absolute triumph in the role and a real surprise."

RELATED: 'The Crown' Is Searching for Their Prince Harry — and No Previous Acting Experience Is Required

Netflix

There's also a photo of Debicki as Princess Diana, West as Prince Charles and two young actors in character as Prince William and Prince Harry. The four actors were all smiles on a small boat in the ocean, seemingly recreating a scene from a 1990 vacation to Necker Island.

The role of a young William will be played in part by Rufus Kampa and Senan West, the teenage son of Dominic West. Meanwhile, Will Powell is cast as a young Harry for at least part of season 5.

"I think people understand because the cast has changed every two seasons that this is not an imitation," West said. "This is an evoking of a character. That's really where the show lives: in the imagined conversations of their private life, which is something that no one knows. I think that's what it gets a lot of criticism for. 'How can you know what they talk about in their private lives?' The obvious answer is we don't, but we have an incredible writer, a dramatist, who imagines based on exhaustive research, and that's really part of the fascination of the show."

Keith Bernstein/Netflix

While season 5 was originally slated to be the last of The Crown, the show's creators have since announced that season 6 will be its last.

The plot of the final season will reportedly cover the late '90s and early 2000s with William and Harry in the spotlight. The show will portray Kate Middleton in a minor role, possibly depicting the beginning of her romance with Prince William during their time together at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage? Sign up for our free Royals newsletter to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more! 

Keith Bernstein/Netflix

Season 5 of The Crown hits Netflix on Nov. 9. Seasons 1 through 4 are now streaming.