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Q: I know that on “The Crown,” each season follows the British royal family closer to current times. Which era will the next season cover, and when does it begin airing? – R.B.
A: Season four of “The Crown” will take place during the late 1970s to early 1980s. Olivia Colman will continue as Queen Elizabeth, and Gillian Anderson will play Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in this installment. Emma Corrin has been cast as Princess Diana, but only for the upcoming season, as Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki will play the tragic figure in seasons five and six.
Elizabeth Debicki (Depositphotos photo)
If you haven’t heard of Debicki, she has some impressive credits. She was in the British series “The Night Manager,” with Tom Hiddleston, and in the Marvel movie “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” She can be seen in the highly anticipated movie “Tenet” once it’s finally released in theaters.
Look for the new season of “The Crown” sometime later this year, with season five not being released until 2022.
Q: It makes me so mad when movies and now TV shows give away so much in previews. I was watching the preview for “Lucifer,” and I can’t believe what I saw. I should have never watched it. I like to be surprised. – R.D.
A: You’re not alone. Netflix received a lot of complaints for giving away what appears to be a huge spoiler in the trailer for the upcoming season of “Lucifer,” but it has assured viewers that “there is so much more” to the plot.
Co-producer Joe Henderson told “TVLine” that “once fans see [the episodes], they’ll understand that while it seems like we have spoiled a lot, we have not spoiled much at all.”
Q: I’ve followed Tom Pelphrey’s career ever since he played Jonathan on the daytime soap “Guiding Light,” and I’m thrilled that he’s finally getting bigger roles. However, I can’t believe he didn’t get an Emmy nomination for “Ozark.” I bet he wins an Oscar someday though. – E.E.
A: Pelphrey burst on the soap opera scene back in 2003 when he made his professional acting debut as the troubled Jonathan on “Guiding Light.” While he didn’t get nominated for playing Ben on the critically acclaimed series “Ozark,” he did win two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2006 and 2008. It probably won’t be long before he adds a primetime statuette to his mantel or even, perhaps, an Oscar.
Next up for him is the biographical film “Mank,” starring Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried. Pelphrey will play Hollywood screenwriter and director Joseph Mankiewicz alongside Oldman’s Herman Mankiewicz.
As for Pelphrey’s slight by the Television Academy for his role in “Ozark,” you’re not alone. Director Alik Sakharov stated that Pelphrey’s “superb” performance was a “compendium on acting, on the ability to inhabit the character so, so well – so deeply, you just don’t feel like the person is acting. You feel like he’s living the role and you feel like he is that person.”
With praise like that, who needs a trophy?
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