Netflix's Young Royals has it all: the glamorous setting of Elite, the politics and theatrics of The Crown, the Nordic teenage awkwardness of Skam . But what very few shows also have is a cast that includes a former boy band member, a Star Wars alum, and several Swedish newcomers .
Young Royals is a juicy drama with some Gossip Girl style twists and and a royal backdrop, but ultimately, i tis romantic coming of age story between two teenagers living very different lives. When Prince Wilhelm becomes embroiled in a scandal, the monarchy sends him to Hillerska, an elite boarding school for the rich, renowned, and royal.
Upon his arrival, Wilhelm is automatically popular, by virtue of his title but the one person he really connects with is Simon , a gay scholarship student who stays out of the spotlight and commutes to school .With just six episodes, Young Royals keeps a lot of the focus on Wilhelm's love story and personal growth. But there are some other compelling characters we meet at Hillerska, like rich jerk August; image obsessed equestrian Felice and Simon's perceptive and thoughtful sister, Sara . Here's the run-down on the painfully awkward, relatable, and sometimes calculating students of Young Royals, and everything to know about the real life Gen Zers who play them.
A teenager, who also just so happens to be a Swedish prince. After he humiliates his family, Wilhelm is sent to an elite boarding school, where he slowly starts to form his opinions his own relationships)e crime thriller series Gåsmaman.A sweet scholarship student who, unlike his classmates, doesn't board at Hillerska and lives with his mother. He catches Wilhelm's eye early on.
Rudberg is actually a well-known Venezuelan and Swedish singer. After performing in a boy band that once opened for Justin Bieber, he started recording music as a solo artist in 2018.A royal, pompous, and popular classmate of Wilhelm's. August has problems and secrets of his own, but he's still the show's clearest-cut villain .Gardinger also appeared in the Swedish crime series Morden i Sandhamn and the thriller Jordskott.
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