The long-awaited "Red, White & Royal Blue" movie from Amazon Prime Video is officially coming this summer. On 26 April, the streamer announced that the movie will arrive in August, later sharing several first-look photos on 12 June. Then, during the first week of July, Prime Video shared three short preview clips from the romantic film featuring memorable scenes from the book, leading into the release of the full trailer on 6 July.
The rom-com, based on the novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston, was filmed in London last summer. In the film, Nicholas Galitzine plays Prince Henry, a gay British prince who's often looked over by his family. Prince Henry meets his match in Alex, played by Taylor Zakhar Perez. Alex is the First Son of the United States, and when he causes an incident at Henry's brother's wedding, the two have to fake an international friendship, but things go awry when they start falling for each other.
Perez previously appeared as Marco in the Kissing Booth [1] trilogy and in "Minx." [2] Meanwhile, Galitzine starred as Prince Robert in 2021's "Cinderella" and played Luke Morrow in 2022's "Purple Hearts." He's also set to appear in "Bottoms" [3] this August. "Red, White & Royal Blue" is written and directed by playwright Matthew López, making his feature directing debut. The film is produced by Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.
McQuiston told Deadline [4] in June 2022 when casting was announced, "It has been a thrill to hand this story over to Berlanti/Schechter, Amazon, and our fearless leader Matthew López and watch them make so many smart, bold, thoughtful choices to bring it to life. This casting is no exception. I absolutely can't wait to see Taylor and Nicholas on screen as Alex and Henry."
The novel "Red, White & Royal Blue" was released in 2019 and became a runaway bestseller. It's also a perennial favourite on BookTok [5]. McQuiston followed up "Red, White & Royal Blue" with two more queer novels: 2021's "One Last Stop" and 2022's "I Kissed Shara Wheeler," their first young adult novel [6]. Both books have also been New York Times bestsellers.
Ahead, read everything we know about "Red, White & Royal Blue" so far, including the movie's full cast and release date.
"Red, White & Royal Blue" Cast
Besides Galitzine as Prince Henry and Perez as Alex, the movie's stars include Uma Thurman [7] (who plays Alex's mum, President Ellen Claremont), Clifton Collins Jr., Sarah Shahi [8], Rachel Hilson, Stephen Fry, Ellie Bamber, Thomas Flynn, Malcolm Atobrah, Akshay Khanna, Sharon D. Clarke, Aneesh Sheth, and Juan Castano.
"Red, White & Royal Blue" Release Date
"Red, White & Royal Blue" will be released on 11 Aug. on Prime Video.
"Red, White & Royal Blue" Poster #1
Prime Video released the first poster — featuring Henry and Alex's legs wearing patriotic socks — on 26 April.
"Red, White & Royal Blue" Poster #2
Prime Video released the second poster for "Red, White & Royal Blue" on May 24. It gives us our first look at Alex and Henry in full costume, tangled up together on a leather couch.
"Red, White & Royal Blue" Book
"Red, White & Royal Blue" [9] (£8)
McQuiston released "Red, White & Royal Blue" in May 2019. The book won best debut and best romance in that year's Goodreads Choice Awards, cementing its place as a fan favourite. The book tells Henry and Alex's story from their disastrous interaction at Henry's brother's wedding through election night for Alex's mom's reelection campaign. A good part of the book is epistolary, told through emails the pair send back and forth.
"Red, White and Royal Blue" First-Look Photos
In this picture, Alex relaxes with his mum — who's also the president — on the sofa.
Alex and Henry sit together, faking their friendship.
Shahi is seen in character as Zahra for the first time.
Alex and Henry's run-in with a wedding cake is a total disaster.
Henry walks with his sister, Princess Bea.
Henry, Percy, Nora, and Alex let off some steam.
Alex and Henry meet in an art museum.