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The Crown will pause production on season 6 after Queen Elizabeth II‘s death, series creator Peter Morgan announced.

In a statement made by the producer of the series on Thursday Sept. 8, he said, “The Crown is a love letter to her and I’ve nothing to add for now, just silence and respect. I expect we will stop filming out of respect too.”

While The Crown has covered major events in the queen’s life since her 1952 accession to the throne, the series is not expected to include story lines that run through her death. Season 4, which premiered in 2020, ended in 1990 with the departure of Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) from the office of prime minister.

Season 5 of the Netflix series is set to premiere in November, while production on season 6 is already underway.

Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8. She was the world’s oldest head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in British history.