Is Young Royals the new Gossip Girl? Fans beg for second season of new Netflix show dubbed 'gay, teenage version of The Crown' as it tells tale of Swedish Prince exploring his sexuality at boarding school
- Young Royals stars 18-year-old Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
- Show has already shot to the top of charts, with fans calling for a second season
- Fans have called it a 'gay, teenage' version of The Crown and praised it for being gritty yet glamorous
A racy new show that sees a young Swedish prince explore his sexuality and struggle to decide between love and duty after being shipped off to a boarding school has won a legion of followers and already been compared to Gossip Girl and The Crown.
Young Royals, which debuted last week on Netflix, stars 18-year-old Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, who enrols in elite boarding school Hillerska after he's filmed getting into a fight in a nightclub.
The show has already shot to the top of the UK charts, with fans already begging for a second season, praising the gritty plot-lines, stunning backdrops, good LGBTQ representation as well as 'realistic' portrayals of teenagers having 'acne' and 'awkward sex'.
Others compared to Spanish soap Elite as well as Skam, a Norweigan 'Skins'-type coming-of-age drama with a cult following across the globe due to dozens of parties, sex scenes, and drug-taking.
'It has actual teens, and is like a cross between Elite, Gossip Girl, Skam and The Crown, I absolutely enjoyed it,' wrote one fan.
A racy new show that sees a young Swedish prince explore his sexuality and struggle to decide between love and duty after being shipped off to a boarding school has won a legion of followers and already been compared to Gossip Girl and The Crown. Pictured: Omar Rudberg as Simon (right) and Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhem (left)
Despite the comparisons to The Crown, the drama has a lot more racy scenes than the Peter Morgan biopic - including a masturbation scene just 12 minutes into the first episode where two boarders discuss if they think 'royal d*** is different to regular'.
The Swedish-language six-episode drama sees Prince Wilhelm join a boarding school, where he's shown the ropes by his second cousin August of Årnäs (played by Malte Gårdinger).
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As the second son of the Queen, or 'spare' WIlhem enjoys freedom and longs for a life away from his royal obligations, and thus quickly becomes romantically involved with Simon, a non-boarding student on a scholarship who is nicknamed the 'socialist' by his classmates.
Many female students show an interest in Wilhelm. Student Felice (played by Nikita Uggla) admits dreams of marrying royalty and pleasures herself to a picture of the Prince before 'settling' for his cousin and having sex with him in the dorm room.
The show has already shot to the top of the UK charts, with fans already begging for a second season, praising the gritty plot-lines, stunning backdrops, good LGBTQ representation as well as 'realistic' portrayals of teenagers having 'acne' and 'awkward sex'. Pictured: the teens at a party
Young Royals, which debuted last week on Netflix, stars 18-year-old Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, who enrols in elite boarding school Hillerska after he;s filmed getting into a fight in a nightclub (pictured right with Omar Rudberg as Simon left)
The couple end up fighting when Felice closes her eyes while they're having sex with August accusing her of 'thinking about someone else'.
Despite the female attention Wilhelm is more interested in Simon, with one scene showing him defend the student to the headmistress after he's accused of drug-dealing, while in another he sneaks to Simon's house and puts a video game on so his sister and mother can't hear them have sex.
But the relationship - and Wilhem's freedom - is quickly derailed when his elder brother is killed in a car crash, making him the new Crown Prince and heir to the throne.
Despite the comparisons to The Crown, the drama has a lot more racy scenes than the Peter Morgan biopic - including a masturbation scene just 12 minutes into the first episode where two boarders discuss if they think 'royal d*** is different to regular'. Pictured, the teens watching a movie
As the second son of the Queen, or 'spare' WIlhem enjoys freedom and longs for a life away from his royal obligations, and thus quickly becomes romantically involved with Simon, a non-boarding student on a scholarship who is nicknamed the 'socialist' by his classmates. Pictured, from left: Wilhem's father, Ivar Forsling as Crown Prince Erik, brother of Wilhelm, Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhelm of Sweden Pernilla August as Queen Kristina of Swede
The show even had celebrities begging for more, with Glee Star Kevin McHale writing: 'Oh man, #YoungRoyals is about 20 episodes too short. Why is it so good?!?! Netflix, can I have more plz?'
In his new role, he has to take on more responsibility and discuss marriage and children, opening up huge questions over his life with Simon.
He's also initiated into secret societies 'aimed to protect the crown' and given a bigger bedroom and 24/7 security when he returns to school.
Critics have praised the show for 'avoiding cliches' and 'typical YA tropes' while viewers have enjoyed the cast and well-written characters', and are begging Netflix for a second season after it was left on a cliffhanger.
The Swedish-language six-episode drama sees Prince Wilhelm join a boarding school, where he's shown the ropes by his second cousin August of Årnäs (played by Malte Gårdinger). They are pictured at a school dinner
Critics have praised the show for 'avoiding cliches' and 'typical YA tropes' while viewers have enjoyed the cast and well-written characters', and are begging Netflix for a second season after it was left on a cliffhanger. Pictured: Edvin Ryding as Prince Wilhelm
'Young Royals is definitely a level up on Netflix's catalogue, and they released it after pride month and making it purely as a queer story, not just some another profitable trash gay side storyline. I love it, better than elite,' wrote one.
'It’s a crime that this show was only 6 episodes long,' said another.
'I swear to god, if they don’t give us season 2 I’m going to cancel my netflix subscription,' added a third.
'Wanna go back to this morning and watch it for the first time,' said one.
The show even had celebrities begging for more, with Glee Star Kevin McHale writing: 'Oh man, #YoungRoyals is about 20 episodes too short. Why is it so good?!?! Netflix, can I have more plz?
Fans have begged Netflix for a second season of the show, despite the first only being released last week
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