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Young Royals is a Swedish teen drama streaming television series set at the fictional elite boarding school Hillerska.[1] The plot revolves around Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, his budding gay romance with a fellow student and the drama that comes with it. The six-episode series was created by Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung and Camilla Holter, and premiered on Netflix on 1 July 2021. On 22 September 2021, it was announced that a second season would be released in 2022.[2]

Young Royals
Genre	Teen drama Romance LGBTQIA+ romance
Created by	Lisa Ambjörn Lars Beckung Camilla Holter
Written by	Lisa Ambjörn
Story by	Lisa Ambjörn Sofie Forsman Tove Forsman Pia Gradval
Directed by	Rojda Sekersöz Erika Calmeyer
Starring	Edvin Ryding Omar Rudberg Malte Gårdinger Frida Argento Nikita Uggla
Composer	Matti Bye
Country of origin	Sweden
Original language	Swedish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Lars Beckung
Producers	Lisa Berggren Eyre Martin Söder
Editors	Andreas Brixter Gregers Dohn Sofia Lindgren
Running time	40–50 minutes
Production company	Nexiko AB
Distributor	Netflix
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	Widescreen
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01) – present

Cast and characters

Main

• Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, aka "Wille" by fellow students[3]
• Omar Rudberg as Simon Eriksson,[3] a rising star in Hillerska's choir, a scholarship and non-boarding student; Sara's brother and Wilhelm's love interest.
• Malte Gårdinger as August of Årnäs, second cousin of Wilhelm and Erik, third-year student, prefect and captain of the rowing team.[4]
• Frida Argento as Sara Eriksson,[3] a scholarship non-boarding student and Simon's sister, who has social difficulty as a result of her Asperger's Syndrome and ADHD.
• Nikita Uggla as Felice Ehrencrona,[3] a boarding student and member of the "modern nobility".

Recurring

• Inti Zamora Sobrado as Ayub, Simon's friend from Bjärstad
• Beri Gerwise as Rosh, Simon's friend from Bjärstad
• Pernilla August as Queen Kristina of Sweden,[3] the Queen regnant of Sweden and Wilhelm and Erik's mother.
• Ivar Forsling as Prince Erik, Crown Prince of Sweden and Wilhelm's older brother.
• Carmen Gloria Pérez as Linda, Simon and Sara's mother
• Leonard Terfelt as Micke, Simon and Sara's father
• Ingela Olsson as Miss Anette Lilja, Hillerska's headmistress
• Nathalie Varli as Madison McCoy, Felice's friend and an international student at Hillerska
• Felicia Truedsson as Stella, Felice's friend and a student at Hillerska
• Mimmi Cyon as Fredrika, Felice's friend and a student at Hillerska
• Nils Wetterholm as Vincent, August's friend and a student at Hillerska
• Samuel Astor as Nils, August's friend and a student at Hillerska
• Fabian Penje as Henry, August's friend and a student at Hillerska
• Uno Elger as Walter, August's friend and a student at Hillerska
• Xiao-Long Rathje Zhao as Alexander, August's friend and a student at Hillerska

Plot

Season 1

After getting in a fight at a club, Prince Wilhelm, second-born son of Queen Kristina of Sweden, is sent to the elite boarding school Hillerska, located near the town of Bjärstad, where his elder brother Crown Prince Erik also studied. Fellow student August, the princes' second cousin, watches over Wilhelm as he starts his studies.

Other students in Wilhelm's class include nobles such as Felice or other Swedish land owners' sons. Bjärstad locals Simon and his sister Sara, the working class children of Latina immigrant single mother Linda, are non-boarding students and travel to the school by bus every day. While initially not keen to study at Hillerska, Wilhelm soon starts to enjoy the school life, making friends in August's “secret societies” and the rowing club.

As Felice tries to start a relationship with Wilhelm, he instead falls in love with Simon, who shows Wilhelm a different, non-elite life, watching football matches or riding motorcycles at night. Sara, who has Asperger's and ADHD, becomes friends with Felice, as she helps Felice in the school stables, because Felice does not actually want to ride her horse, but only does so because her mother wishes so.

After Crown Prince Erik dies in a car crash, Wilhelm suddenly becomes first in line to the throne, but continues studying at Hillerska. One night, Simon and Wilhelm are secretly filmed by August being intimate. While August initially contemplates what to do with the video, he shares it publicly after Wilhelm discloses to their “secret society” that August's family is broke and he can't afford to study at Hillerska anymore (unbeknownst to August, Wilhelm had already arranged for August's tuition to be paid for by the royal family).

An international scandal erupts and Wilhelm is forced by Queen Kristina to deny being in the video. Wilhelm eventually denies that it's him in the sex tape, hurting Simon, who thought Wilhelm was accepting their love and coming out of the closet. Wilhelm goes to visit Simon at home and apologize, saying they can still be a couple if they aren't seen together, but Simon refuses to be his secret and the two break up.

The final scene is during their school Christmas ceremony where Simon leads the choir. Wilhelm has always loved his voice, and when it's over, Wilhelm hugs him before leaving, admitting that he loves him. Simon wishes him Merry Christmas.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [5]
1	"Episode 1"	Rojda Sekersöz	Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung, Sofie Forsman	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
The episode begins with Prince Wilhelm taking deep breaths in front of a mirror, a black eye and scratches clearly on his face. As Wilhelm is driven to the castle, he has a flashback to an earlier night at a party, where he gets into a fight with another boy, which has been posted online. Wilhelm is given a script for an apology speech and he becomes outraged to learn that his parents have forcibly enrolled him at Hillerska Boarding School, a prestigious boarding school in the country. He is lectured about attending Hillerska – which his family had attended for generations – and despite his brother Erik being crown prince, Wilhelm still has to uphold his responsibilities as a prince. Wilhelm arrives at the boarding school and is greeted by his second cousin, August. They head to the school church, where Wilhelm sees his childhood friend, Felice, in the choir. Wilhelm keeps his eyes on the soloist, Simon, as he sings. Afterwards, while August talks with his friends, they laugh at Simon for being a new non-boarder at the school. A day later, August approaches Simon about obtaining liquor for Wilhelm's initiation party and he agrees on the condition that he and his sister, Sara, are invited to the party. At the party, Wilhelm and Simon get to know each other better.
2	"Episode 2"	Rojda Sekersöz	Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung, Sofie Forsman	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
August struggles with his addiction to ADHD medication, and is advised by Vincent to start taking an assessment with the school councillor. Instead of letting the assessment take its course, August attempts to obtain more medication while also being in the debt to Simon for the liquor. He asks Sara for help, but is held back by Simon, before they agree that he will repay him double the original amount. Simon starts private tutoring after getting bad results at a math test. Wilhelm joins Simon at night to watch his friend Rosh play football, moments which Simon shares on social media. Upon returning to Hillerska, August warns him not to hang with the wrong people, and has Wilhelm ask Simon to delete the video. During a film night at school, Wilhelm and Simon share a kiss.
3	"Episode 3"	Erika Calmeyer	Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung, Sophia Forsman	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
Hillerska hosts a spirited Parents' Weekend, but a bevy of surprises, disappointments and more occur for Wilhelm, August, and Simon. August learns from his mother that they cannot afford his tuition, suggesting he could sell art to raise money, but August dismisses the idea. Furthermore, Simon pressures August about the repayment, but August dismisses his pleas. Simon resorts to asking for help from his friends and together they confront August. Simon attacks him, and August confesses that his family is broke, which is why he cannot repay Simon. As a consequence, Simon's friends distance themselves from him. Wilhelm dismisses the kiss they shared the previous night, and wants to remain friends with Simon. However, some time later he changes his mind. He also proposes they spend time together at school during the weekend, but he is forced to rearrange their meeting location due to August also deciding to stay at school. Wilhelm is later called in by the principal, and is phoned by the Queen, who informs him that his brother, Crown Prince Erik, has died in a car accident.
4	"Episode 4"	Rojda Sekersöz	Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung, Sophie Forsman	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
As Erik's funeral is held, Wilhelm is declared the Crown Prince and spends time with his family before returning to Hillerska, where he makes a speech to the students in memory of his brother. Simon checks on him afterwards, and Wilhelm asks him to delete their texts. Simon also pressures August to repay him, forcing him to sell his father's medication, which also lands him in trouble with his father. August slowly starts repaying Simon. August and Felice become a couple, and the relationship strains from August's jealousy. Wilhelm joins the Society and drinks his sorrow away. Simon rescues a drunken Wilhelm, and the two spend the night together, but unbeknownst to them, get filmed by August.
5	"Episode 5"	Erika Calmeyer	Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung, Sofie Forsman	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
August and Wilhelm face off over how to resolve a disciplinary problem at school when Alexander is expelled after being found in possession of drugs from the party. August suggests that they should put the blame on Simon, which troubles Wilhelm. He tells Simon about the situation, but Simon scoffs at his concerns about how the scandal would affect the royal family. Wilhelm decides to instead put the blame on Alexander, much to August's protest, but he uses his financial situation against him, and is unanimously backed by the other boys. Wilhelm and Simon grow closer together, spending time at Simon's home one night. Wilhelm informs Simon about his resolution to Alexander's situation, and they reconcile. Sara spends the night with Felice and Madison and tells Felice of her intimate encounter with August, which leads to Felice publicly dumping August via social media. Sara revels in hanging out with Felice and her friends, joining them to prepare for the upcoming St. Lucy's Day celebrations. An angry August retaliates by releasing the video of Wilhelm and Simon, only to later learn that Wilhelm had actually helped him in resolving his financial situation by having the Royal Palace look into it.
6	"Episode 6"	Erika Calmeyer	Lisa Ambjörn, Lars Beckung, Sophie Forsman	1 July 2021 (2021-07-01)
Wilhelm feels conflicted about how to handle the aftermath of the leaked video whilst Simon's life gets invaded by the press. The Queen visits Wilhelm and urges him to make a statement denying that he appeared in the video, something Wilhelm does not want to do. Simon's mother wants to pull him and Sara from Hillerska and send them back to Marieberg for the next school term, something to which Sara objects, wanting to become a resident at Hillerska. Wilhelm issues a statement denying that he is in the video. Felice figures out that August leaked the video and tells Wilhelm, who confronts August, feeling betrayed. Wilhelm also tells the Queen, but she reveals that she already knew. Following the Christmas ceremony, Wilhelm hugs Simon and confesses his love, with no declaration of love in return from Simon. Many students see this and begin to whisper. Wilhelm leaves for the holiday break.

Production

Filming

The series was mostly filmed at Kaggeholms gård, a manor-style building located in Stockholm County that is operated as a conference center.[6][7]

The scenes that took place at the royal palace were filmed at Stora Sundby Castle.[6][7]

In February 2022, Netflix began filming a second season.[8] A promotional video was released on Instagram.[9] Filming for the second season wrapped in May 2022.[10][11]

Casting

In January 2021, long before the announcement of the series' release date, Edvin Ryding, Pernilla August, Malte Gårdinger, Frida Argento, Nikita Uggla and Omar Rudberg were announced to have been cast in the starring roles while Nathalie Varli, Felicia Truedsson, Mimmi Cyon, Ingela Olsson, Rennie Mirro, Livia Millhagen and David Lenneman were announced to have been cast in the recurring roles. Ryding was cast as Prince Wilhelm and August was cast to play his mother, Queen Kristina of Sweden.[12] It was later announced that Rudberg would play Simon, Prince Wilhelm's love interest.[13]

Marketing

The series' official teaser was released on 19 May 2021 with the official trailer released on 17 June 2021.[14][15]

Reception

Young Royals received critical acclaim and positive responses from audience. The series has been praised for its fidelity to real life in casting teenagers for teenage roles and showing skin textures with blemishes.[16][17] Some critics and audiences compared the series favorably to similar shows such as Elite, Gossip Girl, The Crown and Skam.[17][16]

David Opie of Digital Spy praised Young Royals for "cast[ing] actors who actually look the age they're supposed to be playing" and "portray[ing] teenage life with some much-needed authenticity". He described the series as "an updated version of the classic Cinderella story" and concluded that the series "excels most [...] when it comes to the central romance between Wilhelm and Simon".[16] TV critic Flora Carr of Radio Times in a review of the first two episodes described the series as "predictable but heartfelt". She criticized the series' "checklist of teen-romance visuals" and "the plot's reliance on characters like August", but ultimately concluded that "the authentically teenage cast may also prove a breath of fresh air" for younger viewers.[17]

References

External links

• Young Royals on Netflix
• Young Royals at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Young Royals (TV series)

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[ru] Молодые монархи (сериал)

«Молодые монархи» (англ. Young Royals) — шведский драматический веб-сериал, повествующий о жизни юного принца из вымышленной королевской семьи Швеции, который вынужден сменить обычную среднюю школу на престижную школу-интернат Хиллерска.

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