Home > The Royals > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Royals: Season 1 (2015) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 31% Average Rating: 4.05/10 Season Reviews: 29 Fresh: 9 Rotten: 20 Critics Consensus: The Royals is too crass and not not clever enough to rise to the level of camp it needs to rule. 18% Average Rating: 4.34/10 Season Reviews: 16 Fresh: 3 Rotten: 13 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: The Royals is too crass and not not clever enough to rise to the level of camp it needs to rule. AUDIENCE SCORE 74% liked it Average Rating: 3.9/5 User Ratings: 180 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Stand and Unfold Yourself Air date: Mar 15, 2015 In the series premiere, Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor struggle with their new roles following the abrupt death of their older brother, while Queen Helena works to maintain the family's image, and King Simon questions the monarchy's future. More 2 Infants of the Spring Air date: Mar 22, 2015 Prince Liam is reunited with his ex-girlfriend Gemma at the annual garden party. Elsewhere, the Queen and Cyrus work to counteract King Simon's wishes. More 3 We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts Air date: Mar 29, 2015 The Queen and Princess Eleanor stage competing fashion shows, while Prince Liam narrowly avoids catastrophe. More 4 Sweet, Not Lasting Air date: Apr 5, 2015 Prince Liam embarks on his first PR tour as heir to the throne, while Queen Helena forces Princess Eleanor to launch her own promotional campaign in London. More 5 Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon Air date: Apr 12, 2015 The annual masquerade ball turns out to be a night to remember for Prince Liam, Princess Eleanor and Queen Helena as the nature of each of their romances becomes clear over the course of the evening. More 6 The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Air date: Apr 19, 2015 A trip to Monaco brings out a different side of Princess Eleanor, while Prince Liam and Ophelia's relationship grows and flourishes. However, scandal and public scrutiny seem to follow the royals wherever they go. More 7 Your Sovereignty of Reason Air date: Apr 26, 2015 The king makes a decision that impacts the rest of the family; at the same time, Ophelia struggles with the PR fallout from Monaco. More 8 The Great Man Down Air date: May 3, 2015 An assassination attempt puts the royal family on lockdown inside the palace safe room. More 9 In My Heart There Was a Kind of Fighting Air date: May 10, 2015 Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor confront their inner demons when someone from Prince Robert's past arrives for a visit. More 10 Our Wills and Fates Do So Contrary Run Air date: May 17, 2015 The Season 1 finale. More The Royals: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (11) Tv Season Info The drama series, loosely based on the novel "Falling for Hamlet" by Michelle Ray, follows the lives of a fictional contemporary British royal family as they deal with betrayals, scandals and relationship issues. Season 1 opens with the death of Prince Robert, heir to the throne. While King Simon (Vincent Regan) and Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley) mourn their son, they also have to deal with their two remaining children, who aren't exactly the best expression of royalty: Eleanor (Alexandra Park) likes drugs, hates underwear and isn't very bright; her twin brother Liam (William Moseley) is a womanizer and next in line to the throne. The King's brother, Prince Cyrus (Jake Maskall), aspires to one day sit on the throne, and sets off a chain of events that leads to tragedies, scandals and surprises that might just grant him his wish. Genre: Drama Network: E! Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2015 Creator: Mark Schwahn Exec. Producers: Mark Schwahn, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola Cast Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena Jake Maskall as Cyrus Jim Piddock as Truman Merritt Patterson as Ophelia Sophie Colquhoun as Gemma Oliver Milburn as Ted Tom Austen as Jasper Ukweli Roach as Marcus Vincent Regan as King Simon William Moseley as Prince Liam Joan Collins as Duchess of Oxford Hatty Preston as Princess Maribel Poppy Corby-Tuech as Prudence Lydia Rose Bewley as Princess Penelope Victoria Ekanoye as Rachel Show More Cast Episodes 1 Stand and Unfold Yourself Air date: Mar 15, 2015 In the series premiere, Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor struggle with their new roles following the abrupt death of their older brother, while Queen Helena works to maintain the family's image, and King Simon questions the monarchy's future. More 2 Infants of the Spring Air date: Mar 22, 2015 Prince Liam is reunited with his ex-girlfriend Gemma at the annual garden party. Elsewhere, the Queen and Cyrus work to counteract King Simon's wishes. More 3 We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts Air date: Mar 29, 2015 The Queen and Princess Eleanor stage competing fashion shows, while Prince Liam narrowly avoids catastrophe. More 4 Sweet, Not Lasting Air date: Apr 5, 2015 Prince Liam embarks on his first PR tour as heir to the throne, while Queen Helena forces Princess Eleanor to launch her own promotional campaign in London. More 5 Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon Air date: Apr 12, 2015 The annual masquerade ball turns out to be a night to remember for Prince Liam, Princess Eleanor and Queen Helena as the nature of each of their romances becomes clear over the course of the evening. More 6 The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune Air date: Apr 19, 2015 A trip to Monaco brings out a different side of Princess Eleanor, while Prince Liam and Ophelia's relationship grows and flourishes. However, scandal and public scrutiny seem to follow the royals wherever they go. More 7 Your Sovereignty of Reason Air date: Apr 26, 2015 The king makes a decision that impacts the rest of the family; at the same time, Ophelia struggles with the PR fallout from Monaco. More 8 The Great Man Down Air date: May 3, 2015 An assassination attempt puts the royal family on lockdown inside the palace safe room. More 9 In My Heart There Was a Kind of Fighting Air date: May 10, 2015 Prince Liam and Princess Eleanor confront their inner demons when someone from Prince Robert's past arrives for a visit. More 10 Our Wills and Fates Do So Contrary Run Air date: May 17, 2015 The Season 1 finale. More Critic Reviews for The Royals Season 1 All Critics (29) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (20) The show leaves the impression that the writers have never met a British royal or aristocrat and have never seen how a ruling class rules. Mar 18, 2015 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic The Royals might have been more promising if it had been a little more ebullient and a lot more outrageous. There's something too ordinary about it. We want to be bloody gobsmacked, mate. Mar 18, 2015 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic The navel-gazing on this show both ruins the trashy fun of the soap opera genre and is transparently hypocritical. Mar 16, 2015 | Full Review… Dave Schilling Grantland Top Critic It's supposed to be wicked but the zingers don't sing; it's supposed to be campy but is just crass and, for long stretches, tedious. Mar 16, 2015 | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic The Royals aims to fill the glossy hole left by Gossip Girl, and The OC before it. It's certainly sexy and soapy enough to fit the bill, but, so far, it lacks the sophistication of the former, and the compelling melodrama of the latter. Mar 16, 2015 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… Jane Mulkerrins Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic The show indulges no stereotypes of British upper-crust sophistication, instead making its royals into dull copies of any generic American celebrity clan. Mar 13, 2015 | Full Review… Spencer Kornhaber The Atlantic Top Critic Yes, the drama is soap deluxe, but in the best tradition of Dynasty, Dallas and Fox's Empire, it is sharp too. Jan 9, 2019 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily The Royals is clearly a dramatic series. But... at times satire and parody tempt you to change the label. [Full review in Spanish] Dec 11, 2017 | Full Review… Silvina Lamazares Clarín The Royals is just atrocious, plain and simple. Apr 25, 2017 | Full Review… Pat Stacey The Herald (Ireland) Perhaps it's the work of a demented genius and I just don't get it. Anyway, it's already been renewed for a second series. So, incredibly, somebody must be watching. Apr 19, 2017 | Full Review… Pattie Pegler Stuff.co.nz View All Critic Reviews (29) Audience Reviews for The Royals: Season 1 View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! Best of Netflix Movies and shows to binge now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES The Best 100% Certified Fresh TV Seasons – Rotten Tomatoes Dwayne Johnson Owe $12 Trillion in Fake Movie Damages – Rotten Tomatoes Which Real-Life Couple Made The Best Movies Together? – Rotten Tomatoes 24 Worst Movie Remakes According to the Tomatometer – Rotten Tomatoes 30 Great Scenes in Rotten Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 19 Niche Streaming Services To Up Your Binge-Watching Game – Rotten Tomatoes Comedians Pick Their Favorite TV Comedies – Rotten Tomatoes Every Upcoming Video Game Movie Adaptation – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers