Netflix presented the web series “The Royals” Season 1, a production by Utsab Nath, Ishita Pritish Nandy, and Rangita Pritish Nandy. This Comedy and Drama series, directed by Priyanka Ghose and Nupur Asthana with a script by Vishnu Sinha and Iti Agarwal, was released on the OTT platform on May 9, 2025. The total runtime for the first season is 5 hours and 53 minutes.
The Royals 2025 Web Series Overview
| Series Name | The Royals Season 1 Web Series |
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Language | Hindi, Tamil, Telugu |
| Digital Release Date | 9 May 2025 |
| Runtime | 5 hour and 53 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Genres | Comedy Drama |
| Director | Priyanka Ghose, Nupur Asthana |
| Producer | Utsab Nath, Ishita Pritish Nandy, Rangita Pritish Nandy |
| Season | 01 |
| Total Episodes | 08 |
The Royals 2025 Web Series Screenshot
The Royals 2025 Web Series Star Cast
| Character Name | Actor Name |
|---|---|
| Sophia Shekhar | Bhumi Pednekar |
| Prince Aviraaj Singh | Ishaan Khatter |
| Ayesha Dhondi | Nora Fatehi |
| Digvijay Singh | Vihaan Samat |
| Nawab Salauddin Khan | Dino Morea |
| Yuvanath Singh | Milind Soman |
| Niki Kaushik | Lisa Mishra |
| Zubin Daruwala | Adinath Kothare |
| Molshri Mittal | Yashaswini Dayama |
| [Character Unspecified] | Chunky Panday |
The Royals 2025 Web Series Trailer
The Royals 2025 Web Series Review
Set in the fictional Morpur—a vibrant stand-in for Rajasthan’s regal charm—The Royals centers on Aviraaj “Fizzy” Singh (Ishaan Khatter), a polo-loving, perpetually shirtless royal heir grappling with family baggage and a distaste for buttons. Returning home for his father’s will reading, Fizzy finds his decaying ancestral palace, a tangled inheritance, and his mother, Padmaja (Sakshi Tanwar), preoccupied with ex-lovers and royal obligations. Enter Sophia Kanmani Shekhar (Bhumi Pednekar), a driven CEO whose start-up peddles luxury royal experiences to the masses, a concept seemingly dreamed up after a Bridgerton marathon.
Their meet-cute feels stilted, their banter lacks spark, and their romance, meant to ground the series, falters as its weakest element. Pednekar, capable of nuanced roles, is stuck with a character who veers inconsistently between fierce entrepreneur and hapless romantic. Khatter throws himself into Fizzy’s brooding heir shtick and shirtless polo scenes, but the script offers him little depth. His most gripping moments are opposite his horse, which, honestly, steals the show with more emotional heft than much of the cast.
