‘The Royals’ Series Details – Plot, Cast, and Trailer

The Royals Cast
Manpreet Bachu, Ukweli Roach, Merritt Patterson, William Moseley, Lydia Rose Bewley, Jake Maskall, Sophie Colquhoun, Hatty Preston, Elizabeth Hurley, Oliver Milburn, Vincent Regan, Alexandra Park, and Tom Austen in ‘The Royals’ (Photo by Frank W. Ockenfels 3 / E! Entertainment)

Elizabeth Hurley leads the cast as Queen Helena in E!’s one-hour drama The Royals. The series follows the exploits of a dysfunctional royal family who spend their days plotting, backstabbing, and generally behaving very badly.

The series also stars Vincent Regan as King Simon, William Moseley as Prince Liam, Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor, Merritt Patterson as Ophelia, Jake Maskall as Cyrus, and Ukweli Roach as Marcus. Tom Austen is Jasper, Sophie Colquhoun is Gemma, Oliver Milburn plays Ted, Joan Collins is Grand Duchess of Oxford, Manpreet Bachu is Ashok, Lydia Rose Bewley is Penelope, and Hatty Preston plays Maribel.

The Synopsis: Behind the luxurious gates of the Royal family lies more scandal than one can imagine. Helena, the polished, poised, and fierce Queen, poses to the public that her family is one of class and grace. Her sole daughter, Eleanor, however, tries her best to keep the Queen on her toes as her rebellious nature puts the family’s reputation on the brink of crumbling as the tabloids document her un princess-like behavior which includes sex, drugs, and hung-over helicopter rides.

While secretly longing for a more meaningful existence in her limitless world, the heiress still parties like only a princess can. King Simon, at the helm of the monarchy, works to keep his family afloat, but when tainted politics and dangerous relationships are involved, chaos and turmoil threaten to uproot the family tree. Meanwhile, Eleanor’s twin brother, Prince Liam, is a playboy prince with the keys to the kingdom. Literally. He takes full advantage of being one of the most sought-after bachelors on the planet without the scrutiny his older brother Robert, the beloved heir to the throne, endures.

All of that changes, however when Robert tragically passes away and Liam, the spare, becomes heir. As a member of the Royal family, destiny chooses you. You do not choose your destiny.

Keeping the family out of the limelight is in the hands of the Royals’ entrusted security team. Liam’s hunger for a different life keeps his bodyguard and confidant Marcus hard at work especially when he runs off with his best mate Ashok. Jasper is Princess Eleanor’s new bodyguard who is delegated to protect her not only from harm outside the castle walls but also from the unruly Princess herself.

Jasper’s charming and demure nature juxtaposed against his brooding good looks hint that there is something far more calculating going on behind his baby blue eyes. As head of the security for the Royals, Ted is committed to keeping his own personal life discrete, but when Prince Liam falls for his daughter Ophelia his private and professional life starts to merge.

To make matters more complicated, Liam’s socialite ex-girlfriend Gemma returns upon news of Prince Robert’s untimely death and is relentless in her attempt to win Liam back from Ophelia. As the heiress of a diamond cartel, Gemma is refined, manipulative, and very clear about her desire to be on Liam’s arm when he is crowned King. Elsewhere in the palace, Cyrus, brother of King Simon, is lurking for a chance to steal the throne by doing anything in his limited power to take down the heirs one by one.

While his power is restricted, his lack of a moral compass is not, even when it comes to his sexuality, jealousy, and enlisting his dimwitted daughters Maribel and Penelope to do his bidding. Although born into fame, money, and power, only one can be King.

All is fair in love and royalty.