she has a lot of power and I think she knows how to use it." She noted, however, that "there's no correlation at all between Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and my Queen Helena. she has found her lot in life" Of her character, Hurley commented "this queen is very matriarchal. Schwahn said of Hurley, "I tell her every day that this was the role that she was meant to play. 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. I just thought it would be really interesting to take a look behind the curtain.
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not the royal family." Hurley called the series "a very nice combination of what the public sees and what the public will never see." Schwahn talked about his concept: It's about a family, and it just happens to be a royal family. The production uses Blenheim Palace as its fictional royal palace.Ĭreator Schwahn said of The Royals, "It's a family drama. E!'s Executive Vice President of Original Programming & Development Jeff Olde noted that production for season two would begin in London in spring 2015. The network later announced at the Television Critics Association press tour on Januthat the series had been renewed for a second season, two months before its debut. In December 2014, E! announced that the series would premiere on March 15, 2015. The first season will consist of ten episodes. In August 2014, E! released its first promotional trailer for The Royals, and People reported that Joan Collins would guest star as the Grand Duchess of Oxford, Helena's mother. In June 2014, Merritt Patterson was added to the cast to replace Richardson as Ophelia, and shooting for the first season began in London. The Royals was picked up for series in March 2014, to be shot in the United Kingdom and scheduled to debut in 2015. Soon after, Moseley was cast as Helena's son Liam, followed by Park as Liam's twin sister Eleanor and Merritt Patterson as his love interest, Ophelia. In September 2013, Hurley was cast in the leading role of Queen Helena. 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." 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. Guest starring Laila Rouass as Rani, the Deputy Prime Minister and Helena's nemesis Sophie Colquhoun as Gemma Kensington, Liam's socialite ex-girlfriend Production Recurring cast Victoria Ekanoye as Rachel assistant to Queen Helena and part-time dominatrix Rocky Marshall as James Hill (2,3) security detail to Princess Eleanor Jules Knight as Spencer Hoenigsberg (3) the new Lord Chamberlain, who Helena likes Christina Wolfe as Kathryn Davis (3) Robert's former girlfriend who Liam has feelings for Andrew Cooper as Twysden Beckwith Robert's best friend and Eleanor's life-long crush Andrew Bicknell as Lucius (1-2) the Elizabethan Lord Chamberlain Joan Collins as the Alexandra, Grand Duchess of Oxford (1-2) Helena's mother Lydia Rose Bewley as Princess Penelope, Cyrus' daughter Hatty Preston as Maribel Henstridge, Cyrus' other daughter Starring Vincent Regan as King Simon (1, recurring 2,3) the King of England Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena his devious, plotting estranged wife William Moseley as Prince Liam their son and heir to the throne Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor Liam's twin sister Merritt Patterson as Ophelia Pryce (1, guest 2) Liam's American love interest Oliver Milburn as Ted Pryce (1-2) royal head of security and Ophelia's father Jake Maskall as Prince Cyrus Henstridge Simon's evil brother Tom Austen as Jasper Frost Eleanor's bodyguard Max Brown as Robert Henstridge (guest 2, 3–) the former Crown Prince of England Genevieve Gaunt as Wilhelmina Henstridge (recurring 2, 3–) Liam's friend and confidante, who has feelings for him The show also features Merritt Patterson as Ophelia Pryce, Oliver Milburn as Ted Pryce and Tom Austen as Jasper Frost. Queen 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.Įlizabeth Hurley stars as Queen Helena, a fictional modern-day queen consort of England, along with Vincent Regan as King Simon, William Moseley as Prince Liam, Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor and Jake Maskall as Prince Cyrus.
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