HBO MAX Orders “The Prince” Animated Comedy And No It’s Not That “Prince”

 

 

 

Anybody who has followed Family Guy producer Gary Janetti’s Instagram account can certainly testify to Gary’s probably unhealthy obsession with the  British Royal Family. Personally, I don’t care about any of that hoopla, but I guess there’s a market for that sort of thing because HBO MAX has ordered an animated comedy produced by Gary (who will also voice a six-year old Prince George) called The Prince that will feed into this very obsession.

The cast is immense…Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad, Lucy Punch, Tom Hollander, Alan Cumming, Frances De La Tour and Iwan Rheon.  According to Deadline,

Written and executive produced by Janetti, the series will follow a cartooned six-year-old Prince George, voiced by Janetti, spilling the royal “tea” on his family, followers and the British Monarchy.

Bloom stars as Prince Harry, Rashad as Meghan Markle, Punch as Kate Middleton, Hollander as both Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Cumming as George’s butler Owen, De La Tour as Queen Elizabeth, and  Rheon as Prince William.

“‘The Prince’ is a biting, satirical look at the life of Prince George of Cambridge, the youngest heir to the British throne, as he navigates the trials and tribulations of being a royal child. Before George rules Britannia, he’ll be laying down his own laws in Janetti’s comedic take on the future King of England’s childhood as seen from the prince’s own point of view. Because his succession isn’t coming any time soon, in each episode George will find his path in life as a young prince in modern times – from the 775 rooms of Buckingham Palace to his family’s sea of corgis to primary school with commoners. The Prince also features notable characters in George’s life such as his parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, his fourth-in-line-for-the-throne little sister Charlotte, his modern Aunt Meghan and Uncle Harry, his great-grandad Philip, and – who can forget – his Gan Gan Elizabeth.”

Could this be the British answer to Our Cartoon President? Given that Gary is from Queens, I’ll be curious to see how he voices the character. The series isn’t in production yet so it’ll be a while before we can verify. In the meantime, follow Gary Janetti on Instagram for continued coverage on “Megxit”.