The Royals (TV series)

The Royals

Season 1 cast
Genre Drama
Soap opera
Created by Mark Schwahn
Based on Falling for Hamlet
by Michelle Ray
Starring
Theme music composer Siddhartha Khosla
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Annabelle Frost
  • Sam Breckman
  • Nick O'Hagen
Location(s) London, England, United Kingdom
Cinematography
  • Nick Dance
  • John Rhodes
Editor(s)
  • Dan Robinson
  • Jeremy Strachan
  • Brian Berdan
Running time 42 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s) Mastermind Laboratories
Varsity Pictures
Lionsgate Television
Universal Cable Productions
Distributor NBCUniversal International Television Production
Release
Original network E!
Original release March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15) – present
External links
Official website

The Royals is an American television drama series that premiered on E! on March 15, 2015. Created by Mark Schwahn and starring Elizabeth Hurley, it is the network's first scripted series.[1][2] The show is a loose adaptation of the Michelle Ray novel Falling for Hamlet.[3] E! renewed The Royals for a second season two months before its debut, and picked up a third season on January 5, 2016.

Hurley stars as Queen Helena, a fictional contemporary queen consort of England, along with William Moseley and Alexandra Park as her twin children, Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor; Jake Maskall as Helena's brother-in-law and nemesis, the new King Cyrus; Tom Austen as Eleanor's bodyguard and blackmailer, Jasper; and Oliver Milburn as Ted, the Royal Family's head of security. Season 1 also starred Vincent Regan as Helena's husband, King Simon, and Merritt Patterson as Liam's love interest, Ophelia.

Plot summary

Helena is the matriarch of a fictional contemporary British royal family who must struggle with both common and atypical family dramas while in the public eye.[4][5] Twins Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor enjoy the hedonistic pleasures available to them as royals, knowing that their older brother Robert bears the responsibility of being heir to the throne of England. But when Robert is killed, the family is thrown into disarray and a grieving King Simon fears for the future of the monarchy. Unexpectedly next in line for the throne, Liam must adjust to his new role while navigating his attraction to Ophelia, the American daughter of the royal head of security. His self-destructive sister Eleanor finds rock-bottom when her bodyguard turns out to be a conman. Trying to preserve the status quo and keep the royal family under her control, Queen Helena allies herself with Simon's brother Cyrus to preserve their way of life at any cost.

Cast

Main cast

Character Actor Description Seasons
1 2 3
King Simon Henstridge Vincent Regan The king of England Main Recurring
Queen Helena Henstridge Elizabeth Hurley His wife, the queen Main
Prince Liam Henstridge William Moseley Their son and heir to the throne Main
Princess Eleanor Henstridge Alexandra Park Liam's twin sister Main
King Cyrus Henstridge Jake Maskall Simon's brother and later king himself Main
Jasper Frost Tom Austen Bodyguard to Eleanor and then Liam Main
Ted Pryce Oliver Milburn Head of royal security and Ophelia's father Main
Ophelia Pryce Merritt Patterson Liam's love interest Main Guest

Recurring cast

Character Actor Description Seasons
1 2
Princess Penelope Henstridge Lydia Rose Bewley Cyrus' older daughter Recurring
Princess Maribel Henstridge Hatty Preston (season 1)
Jerry-Jane Pears (season 2)		 Cyrus' younger daughter Recurring
Lucius Andrew Bicknell Secretary to Helena and later Cyrus Recurring
Rachel Victoria Ekanoye Helena's secretary Recurring
Prudence Poppy Corby-Tuech A palace servant Recurring
Ashok Manpreet Bachu Liam's friend Recurring
James Holloway Scott Maslen A married politician and Cyrus' male sometimes-lover Recurring
Nigel Moorefield Simon Thomas A politician and leader of the anti-monarchy movement Recurring
Grand Duchess Alexandra of Oxford Joan Collins Helena's mother Guest Recurring
Twysden "Beck" Beckwith II Andrew Cooper Longtime friend of Liam and love interest of Eleanor Guest Recurring
Imogen Leanne Joyce A girl Eleanor befriends after touring a rehab center Guest Recurring
Nick Roane Tom Ainsley Ophelia's classmate and love interest Recurring Guest
Captain Alistair Lacey Noah Huntley Helena's lover Recurring Guest
Marcus Jeffrys Ukweli Roach Liam's bodyguard and confidante Recurring
Gemma Kensington Sophie Colquhoun Liam's jewelry heiress ex-girlfriend Recurring
James Hill Rocky Marshall Eleanor's newest bodyguard Recurring
Rani Laila Rouass The Deputy Prime Minister Recurring
Daphne Pryce Stephanie Vogt Ted's deceased wife Recurring
Mandy/Samantha Cook Sarah Dumont Eleanor's American friend who shares a past with Jasper Recurring
Violet Keeley Hazell A palace maid who is kind to Cyrus as he convalesces Recurring
Wilhelmina Genevieve Gaunt A new friend of Liam's Recurring
Holden Avery Ben Cura Liam's friend and Ivan's brother Recurring
Ivan Avery Alex Felton Liam's friend and Holden's brother Recurring
Hansel von Liechtenstein Damian Hurley The Crown Prince of Liechtenstein Recurring

Production

In April 2013, E! announced several scripted projects it had in development, including The Royals, a "contemporary family ensemble is steeped in all of the regal opulence of the British Monarchy and framed by Shakespeare’s Hamlet."[6] Deadline.com reported in June 2013 that E! would be producing pilots for The Royals and another series named Songbyrd, which would be the network's first scripted pilots to date.[7] The Royals was picked up for series in March 2014, to be shot in the United Kingdom and scheduled to debut in 2015.[8][9][10] Shooting for the first season began in London in June 2014.[11] In August 2014, E! released its first promotional trailer for The Royals.[12][13] The first season consisted of ten episodes.[14]

In December 2014, E! announced that the series would premiere on March 15, 2015.[1][2][15] The network later announced at the Television Critics Association press tour on January 15, 2015 that the series had been renewed for a second season, two months before its debut.[16][17] E!'s Executive Vice President of Original Programming & Development Jeff Olde noted that production for season two would begin in London in spring 2015.[17] Shooting officially resumed on June 15, 2015,[18] with season two premiering on November 15, 2015.[19] On January 5, 2016, E! renewed The Royals for a third season,[20][21][22] which is set to premiere on December 4, 2016.[23]

The production uses Blenheim Palace as its fictional royal palace.[24]

(L to R) Park, Hurley, Moseley and Patterson at the 2015 Television Critics Association’s Press Tour

Casting

In September 2013, Hurley was cast in the leading role of Queen Helena.[25] Soon after, Moseley was cast as Helena's son Liam,[26] followed by Park as Liam's twin sister Eleanor and Haley Lu Richardson as his love interest, Ophelia.[27] The rest of the pilot's cast included Regan, Austen, Maskall, Roach and Milburn.[8][9] After the series pickup, Merritt Patterson replaced Richardson as Ophelia in June 2014,[28][29] as shooting for the first season began in London.[11] Additional recurring roles included Bewley and Preston as Cyrus' eccentric daughters Penelope and Maribel,[30] and Colquhoun as Gemma, Liam's heiress ex-girlfriend.[31] In August 2014, People reported that Joan Collins would guest star as the Grand Duchess of Oxford, Helena's mother.[32][33][34]

In June 2015, Laila Rouass was cast as Rani, the Deputy Prime Minister whom the actress calls "Elizabeth Hurley’s arch-enemy".[35] For season 2, Hatty Preston was replaced as Princess Maribel with Jerry-Jane Pears, the difference in their appearance explained by plastic surgery.[36] In July 2016, Hurley's son Damian was cast in a guest star role for season 3.[37]

Concept and characterization

The Royals is loosely based on the Michelle Ray novel Falling for Hamlet.[3] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times described the show as "a tongue-in-cheek nighttime soap" and "a Dynasty about a real dynasty".[38] Creator Schwahn said of the series, "It's a family drama. It's about a family, and it just happens to be a royal family ... [but] not the royal family."[39] Hurley called The Royals "a very nice combination of what the public sees and what the public will never see."[40] Of the concept, Schwann said:

I just thought it would be really interesting to take a look behind the curtain ... Who are these people? What do they want? What will they do to get it? I thought it was really fascinating and a great idea for the foundation of a story.[40]

Schwahn said of Hurley, "I tell her every day that this was the role that she was meant to play ... she has found her lot in life"[41] Of her character, Hurley commented "this queen is very matriarchal ... she has a lot of power and I think she knows how to use it."[41] She noted, however, that "there's no correlation at all between Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and my Queen Helena... If Princess Diana [sic], for example, had become queen of England, that would be a more similar age group."[42] Hurley later said that the character of Helena was inspired by Diana, but "some of it we picked from Cruella de Vil, the Disney character."[39] Noting that "most of the characters on The Royals are going to be walking a fine line between 'good' and 'bad',"[39] Schwahn said:

Elizabeth has been very brave in approaching the more villainous aspects of the character ... I was working with Elizabeth on wardrobe and she asked, 'Why not add in bits of fur? I think the queen should wear bits of cruelty once in a while.'[39]

Regan said of his character, the "soft-spoken" King Simon: "He's coping with a great deal of grief for the loss of his eldest son, Robert ... He's coping with that and trying to work out how the royal family can exist in the world they're now in."[41] Moseley commented on his own storyline as playboy Prince Liam, "it's like (if) Prince Harry was thrown into being the next King of England [sic]."[42] "He basically is sort of a rebel ... doesn't really care what anybody thinks, does whatever he wants to do, when he wants to do it," he later added.[41] Park said of her wild Princess Eleanor, "she's young and trying to find where her place is in the world. She's a party girl."[41] Austen said of bodyguard Jasper, "He's a very mysterious character ... you never know what to expect from him. There's a lot of stuff that only Mark [Schwahn] and me know about, so there's a lot of secrets on set."[43] Calling the show "uncompromising", Austen added, "It's about the lives of these people and it doesn't try to pretend that they would try to do anything different than the way they would. They're all human beings with flaws, some more than others, and the show doesn't shy away from that."[43]

Episodes

Every episode of The Royals is named after a line of dialogue from William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 10 March 15, 2015 May 17, 2015
2 10 November 15, 2015 January 17, 2016
3 10 December 4, 2016[23] TBA

Season 1 (2015)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title[44] Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Stand and Unfold Yourself"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnMarch 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)1.41[45]
The Royal Family of England is thrown into disarray when the heir to the throne is killed in an accident.
22"Infants of the Spring"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnMarch 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)1.32[46]
Liam's ex-girlfriend Gemma reappears, while Jasper keeps Eleanor under his finger. Helena and Cyrus work to thwart Simon's intent to abolish the monarchy.
33"We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts"Arlene SanfordMark SchwahnMarch 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)0.83[47]
Helena and Eleanor face off with competing fashion shows. Liam avoids a scandal.
44"Sweet, Not Lasting"Jean de SegonzacJohnny RichardsonApril 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)1.12[48]
Helena takes Liam on a promotional campaign in the countryside while Eleanor goes on her own charity tour.
55"Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon"Arlene SanfordJulia CohenApril 12, 2015 (2015-04-12)1.07[49]
At the annual masquerade ball, Liam and Ophelia eye each other from afar, Eleanor and Jasper come to an understanding, and Helena meets her lover.
66"The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune"Jean de SegonzacMark SchwahnApril 19, 2015 (2015-04-19)1.12[50]
During a weekend in Monaco, Liam and Ophelia explore a relationship, and Eleanor reconnects with an old flame. Back at the palace, Helena sleeps with Jasper.
77"Your Sovereignty of Reason"Tom VaughanScarlett LaceyApril 26, 2015 (2015-04-26)1.13[51]
In the aftermath of the Monaco trip, Ophelia faces a scandal in the press while Helena suffers a visit from her imperious mother, the Grand Duchess of Oxford.
88"The Great Man Down"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnMay 3, 2015 (2015-05-03)1.19[52]
The Royal Family is secured following the attack on the King. Eleanor falls apart while Helena prepares Liam to assume the role of Prince Regent, acting King of England. Cyrus, however, has other ideas.
99"In My Heart There Was a Kind of Fighting"Tom VaughanMark SchwahnMay 10, 2015 (2015-05-10)1.17[53]
Declared illegitimate, Liam and Eleanor unravel. Simon remains in critical condition as Cyrus becomes Prince Regent. The circumstances of Robert's death come into question.
1010"Our Wills and Fates Do So Contrary Run"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnMay 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)1.15[54]
Not knowing that Cyrus manipulated the paternity announcement, Liam asks Ophelia to run away with him. Eleanor drops the charges against Jasper and enlists his aid in meeting Robert's killer. Helena does a television interview. Cyrus finally gets his wish.

Season 2 (2015–16)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title[44] Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"It Is Not, nor It Cannot Come to Good"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnNovember 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)0.84[55]
Cyrus restores Liam and Eleanor's titles in an attempt to secure their allegiance and capitalize on their popularity, while they seek the access that may allow them to destroy Cyrus. Investigating the deaths of his father and brother, Liam enlists the aid of Jasper, who has been following a self-destructive Eleanor to protect her from herself. With the Prime Minister in her power, Helena plots to secure her grasp on the throne.
122"Welcome Is Fashion and Ceremony"Michael LangeMark SchwahnNovember 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)0.73[56]
Beck returns to Eleanor, while Liam and Jasper discover a secret about Cyrus that complicates their investigation.
133"Is Not This Something More Than Fantasy?"Tom VaughanMark SchwahnNovember 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)0.53[57]
Helena faces off with the Deputy Prime Minister, Liam visits Ophelia in New York and Eleanor must face the inevitable in her rekindled relationship with Beck.
144"What, Has This Thing Appear'd Again Tonight?"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnDecember 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)0.63[58]
Eleanor escapes her troubles with her new friend Mandy as Cyrus puts a stop to Helena's monument for Simon, which does not sit well with the queen. Liam and Jasper loop in Ted on their investigation of the Domino symbol.
155"The Spirit That I Have Seen"Tom VaughanJulia CohenDecember 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)0.65[59]
Eleanor and Mandy's relationship goes public, and Helena gets to the bottom of Lacey's disappearance.
166"Doubt Truth to Be a Liar"Tara Nicole WeyrJohnny RichardsonDecember 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)0.71[60]
As the twins celebrate their birthday, Helena makes a shocking discovery and Mandy's plan comes to fruition.
177"Taint Not Thy Mind, nor Let Thy Soul Contrive Against Thy Mother"James LaffertyScarlett LaceyDecember 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)0.67[61]
Helena confides her past in Eleanor as Liam and Ted each discover the truth about Domino.
188"Be All My Sins Remembered"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnJanuary 3, 2016 (2016-01-03)0.82[62]
Cyrus is devastated when Violet goes missing; Liam and Eleanor confront Helena about Dominique Stewart.
199"And Then It Started Like a Guilty Thing"Les ButlerMark SchwahnJanuary 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)0.81[63]
Eleanor helps a friend while the Deputy Prime Minister makes Liam an offer, and Jasper finally discovers who murdered Simon.
2010"The Serpent That Did Sting Thy Father's Life"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnJanuary 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)0.85[64]
With Ted revealed as Simon's killer, the Royal Family bands together to foil Jeffrey Stewart's plan to destroy them.

Season 3 (2016–17)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title[44] Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
211"Together With Remembrance of Ourselves"Mark SchwahnMark SchwahnDecember 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)TBD
222"Passing Through Nature to Eternity"James LaffertyMark SchwahnDecember 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)TBD
233TBATBAMark SchwahnDecember 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)TBD

Reception

The initial reviews were largely negative. Jane Mulkerrins of The Telegraph described The Royals as "a sexy and soapy portrayal of palace life", but noted that it "lacks the sophistication" of Gossip Girl and "the compelling melodrama" of The O.C.[65] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times called the show "a mischievous sendup" and Hurley "amusing", but said overall that the series "gets old, and dull, very quickly."[38] Nancy Dewolf Smith of The Wall Street Journal described The Royals as "a trashy soap opera that's not bad enough to be funny and is best when it wallows in melodrama",[66] and David Wiegand of SFGate called the show "entertaining but disappointingly toothless".[67] The Sydney Morning Herald described the series as "possibly the worst show in the history of TV", criticizing it as "a bunch of bed-hopping halfwits saddled with ... very, very lousy dialogue".[68] The Independent agreed, calling The Royals "probably" the "worst series ever made".[69] Vicki Hyman of NJ.com said the show was "a royal failure," describing it as "crass and, for long stretches, tedious."[70] The Hollywood Reporter described The Royals as being "like an extended MTV music video interspersed with dialogue" and called it "interminably boring".[71] The Los Angeles Times panned the series, declaring that "camp requires courage, and The Royals has none",[72] while Margaret Lyons of Vulture said the show was "flaccid, weirdly paced, and badly cast."[73] Variety called The Royals "bloody bad",[3] and the Chicago Reader advised viewers to "think of the worst hour-long prime-time soap operas to have assaulted our senses over the past 30 or so years, then go ahead and add this one to your brain's trash heap."[74]

Conversely, David Hinckley of the New York Daily News wrote that The Royals "doesn’t pretend to be much more than good fun, and it delivers that."[75] Diane Gordon of TheWrap described the show as "addictive, naughty and just the right amount of silly ... it left me wanting more".[76] Calling it "an escapist fantasy", Amanda Michelle Steiner of People wrote that "The Royals is everything that's been missing from your life since Gossip Girl and The O.C.."[30] Ellen Gray of Philly.com also called it "silly but potentially addictive".[77] Kevin Fallon of The Daily Beast added that "once you commit yourself to the trashy abandon of The Royals, the one critique of the show might be that the abandon isn’t reckless or campy enough".[78] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly agreed, noting that the show "actually isn't bad ... if anything, you'll wish The Royals were trashier".[79]

The performances have generally received praise. Jensen called the acting "uniformly good",[79] and Fallon deemed Hurley "fantastic in this role".[78] Wiegand added, "The unquestionable highlight of the series is the mother-and-daughter reunion between Queen Helena [Hurley] and the Grand Duchess of Oxford [Joan Collins]".[67] Dewolf Smith singled out Park's Eleanor as "the best and worst of what The Royals has to offer" and noted that Hatty Preston and Lydia Rose Bewley "steal their scenes in an Absolutely Fabulous sort of way".[66] Steiner concurred, writing "[Preston and Bewley's] banter is possibly the best part of the premiere."[30]

U.S. ratings

No. Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m)
1 "Stand and Unfold Yourself" March 15, 2015 Sunday
10:00 p.m.		 0.5[45] 1.41[45]
2 "Infants of the Spring" March 22, 2015 0.6[46] 1.32[46]
3 "We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts" March 29, 2015 0.3[47] 0.83[47]
4 "Sweet, Not Lasting" April 5, 2015 0.5[48] 1.12[48]
5 "Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon" April 12, 2015 0.5[49] 1.07[49]
6 "The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune" April 19, 2015 0.5[50] 1.12[50]
7 "Your Sovereignty of Reason" April 26, 2015 0.5[51] 1.13[51]
8 "The Great Man Down" May 3, 2015 0.5[52] 1.19[52]
9 "In My Heart There Was a Kind of Fighting" May 10, 2015 0.6[53] 1.17[53]
10 "Our Wills and Fates Do So Contrary Run" May 17, 2015 0.5[54] 1.15[54]
11 "It Is Not, nor It Cannot Come to Good" November 15, 2015 0.4[55] 0.84[55]
12 "Welcome Is Fashion and Ceremony" November 22, 2015 0.4[56] 0.73[56]
13 "Is Not This Something More Than Fantasy?" November 29, 2015 0.2[57] 0.53[57]
14 "What, Has This Thing Appear'd Again Tonight?" December 6, 2015 0.3[58] 0.63[58]
15 "The Spirit That I Have Seen" December 13, 2015 0.3[59] 0.65[59]
16 "Doubt Truth to Be a Liar" December 20, 2015 0.3[60] 0.71[60]
17 "Taint Not Thy Mind, nor Let Thy Soul Contrive Against Thy Mother" December 27, 2015 0.3[61] 0.67[61]
18 "Be All My Sins Remembered" January 3, 2016 0.4[62] 0.82[62]
19 "And Then It Started Like a Guilty Thing" January 10, 2016 0.4[63] 0.81[63]
20 "The Serpent That Did Sting Thy Father's Life" January 17, 2016 0.4[64] 0.85[64]

Broadcast, home video and streaming

The Royals airs on E! in the United States and Canada,[1][2][15] and on E! in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[80] Amazon.com acquired exclusive subscription streaming rights to The Royals in October 2015,[81] making the first season of the show available to stream for Amazon Prime subscribers.[82] The first season is also available on the E Now mobile app (for cable subscribers), as well as the Canadian OTT video service CraveTV. [83] Outside of the SVOD and cable subscription space, the show is available from electronic sell-through platforms such as iTunes,[84] Amazon Instant Video[85] and Vudu.[86]

DVD release

Name Release dates Ep # Additional information
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
The Complete First Season August 18, 2015[87] July 27, 2015[88] 10
  • English/Spanish subtitles
The Complete Second Season March 22, 2016[89] April 18, 2016[90] 10
  • English/Spanish subtitles, Region 1 contains digital copies of episodes

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