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The Royals
Anarchy in the Monarchy
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Elizabeth Hurley
Queen Helena
40 eps
Vincent Regan
King Simon
10 eps
William Moseley
Prince Liam
40 eps
Adam Thomas Wright
Young Jeffrey
1 eps
Alexandra Park
Princess Eleanor
40 eps
Merritt Patterson
Ophelia
10 eps
Tom Austen
Jasper
40 eps
Poppy Corby-Tuech
Prudence
10 eps
Jake Maskall
King Cyrus
20 eps
Oliver Milburn
Ted
20 eps
Victoria Ekanoye
Rachel
40 eps
Hatty Preston
Princess Maribel
40 eps
Andrew Bicknell
Lucius
10 eps
Genevieve Gaunt
Wilhelmina
20 eps
Sarah Dumont
Mandy/Samantha
2 eps
Scarlett Archer
Dame Sinnamon
2 eps
Emma Louise Saunders
Amanda
1 eps
Rod Hunt
MI5
1 eps
Abhin Galeya
Omar
1 eps
Toby Sandeman
Sebastian
9 eps
Jack Derges
Andy Sinclair
1 eps
Sam Rix
Gunther
2 eps
Sasha Waddell
Lady Elaine
1 eps
Jon Wennington
Cameraman (uncredited)
1 eps
Alex Felton
Ivan
3 eps
Robin Sebastian
Clarence
1 eps
Sofia Abbasi
Royal Crowd Member
1 eps
Leah Walker
Julia
1 eps
Leanne Joyce
Imogen
3 eps
Keeley Hazell
Violet
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Royals actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Royals reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern day London, who inhabit a world of opulence and regal tradition that caters to any and every desire, but one that also comes with a price tag of duty, destiny and intense public scrutiny.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201510 episodes
7.1IMDbSet in modern-day England, The Royals follows the lives of a fictional British Royal family that inhabits a world of opulence and regal tradition catering to any and every desire - a world that also comes with a price tag of duty, destiny, and intense public scrutiny. Prince Liam is thrust into the spotlight after his older brother's death puts him next in line to the throne.
Best episode · S01E04 Sweet, Not Lasting
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201510 episodes
6.7IMDbAfter the tragic murder of King Simon by an unknown assailant, Cyrus, Simon's arrogant brother, has taken the throne with the help of Queen Helena.
Best episode · S02E05 The Spirit That I Have Seen
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201610 episodes
7.1IMDbSeason 3 picks up after Ted Pryce's execution and deals with how the death of King Simon's killer impacts the family, especially Liam. Prince Robert is revealed to be alive, just as Liam & Eleanor's legitimacy is being debated, while new alliances, conflicts, and love triangles threaten to impact the family's very public image and the private reality that Queen Helena will protect at all cost.
Best episode · S03E07 The Counterfeit Presentment of Two Brothers
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201810 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S04E07 Forgive Me This My Virtue
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E10
With Mirth in Funeral and With Dirge in Marriage
S04E09
Foul Deeds Will Rise
S04E08
In the Dead Vast and Middle of the Night
S04E07
Forgive Me This My Virtue
S04E06
My News Shall Be the Fruit to That Great Feast
S04E05
There's Daggers in Men's Smiles
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Scarlett LaceyWriter
- Julia CohenWriter
- Johnny RichardsonWriter
- Mark SchwahnWriter
Direction
- Arlene SanfordDirector
- Jean de SegonzacDirector
- Mark SchwahnDirector
- Michael LangeDirector
- Tom VaughanDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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