Netflix announced a new regal romantic drama with an impressive star cast on August 14. With a short teaser, the online streaming platform revealed the upcoming series will be called ‘The Royals.’ Moreover, this series also marked prominent actress Bhumi Pednekar’s first-ever time on any OTT project. The actress who started her journey with the movie ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ is, for the first time romancing the chocolate boy of Bollywood Ishaan Khatter. Let’s check out things learned from the teaser.
Details of ‘The Royals’ trailer
The teaser begins with Ishaan dressed in a royal avatar. Later, the screen shifts to Ishaan’s first ever romancing Bhumi and sharing glances.
As for the plot of the series, its official logline reads, “When an entitled Prince Charming meets a startup whiz, it’s inevitable that they will bump heads! Will their ambitions collide, two worlds clash, or even spark a surprising romance? From palace gates to boardroom debates, The Royals marks the first collaboration between Netflix and Pritish Nandy Communications.”
Earlier in an interview Tanya Bami, Series Head at Netflix India shared his excitement about the upcoming venture.
She shared about the upcoming series, “Everybody loves a good romance. The Royals is a modern-day regal romance with a spectacular setting and a dazzling cast. We can’t wait for our members to be enthralled by this exciting contemporary fairy tale with a generous dose of wit and humour—signature to Rangita and Ishita Nandy. It’s been an amazing journey to develop our first project with them and our stunning cast led by the ever-so-gorgeous Bhumi, a very charming Ishaan Khatter, and a gregarious cameo by Zeenat Aman. We can’t wait to bring you this treat soon.”
Directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana, this will be the first time the audience will witness any modern-day Indian royal rom-com series.
The cast of the series features the promising star cast including Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Sakshi Tanwar, Dino Morea, Zeenat Aman, Chunky Panday, and Milind Soman. Apart from them, actors Vihaan Samat, Lisa Mishra, Kavya Trehan, Sumukhi Suresh, Udit Arora, and Luke Kenny will also be seen in pivotal roles in the upcoming series.
The release date of ‘The Royals’ is yet to be announced.
