Sex, Seduction, and Sovereignty Take Over E! with the Season 2 Premiere of THE ROYALS, November 15

“E!’s first foray into scripted territory was a gem” – Variety

“Rarely does a show pack as many jaw-dropping bombs and earth-shattering secrets…” – EW

TORONTO (October 28, 2015) – It’s chaos in the castle as E!’s drama series THE ROYALS returns to wreak havoc with Season 2 on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10 p.m. ET. The steamy and scandalous one-hour, 10-episode series picks up eight weeks after the murder of King Simon (Vincent Regan, 300). His untimely death leaves his arrogant brother Cyrus (Jake Maskall, EASTENDERS) to claim the throne, after revealing Prince Liam (William Mosely, The Chronicles of Narnia) and Princess Eleanor (Alexandra Park, HOME AND AWAY) to be illegitimate heirs. While Cyrus is convinced that Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley) is on his side, she of course has her own agenda in mind – to change the succession of the Royal Family, and ensure power shifts to the Queen if anything should happen to yet another King. Meanwhile, after the love of his life, Ophelia (Whistler’s Merritt Patterson, RAVENSWOOD), moves back to New York, Prince Liam focuses all his attention on his father’s death, and vows to avenge his murder. Despite her seemingly fairy tale life as a princess, Princess Eleanor sinks further into despair as she tries to make a real connection with anyone. During the weeks new episodes aired, the first season of THE ROYALS more than doubled the ratings for its Sunday at 10 p.m. timeslot on E!, making it the #2 new series on the channel in the 2014/2015 broadcast year behind I AM CAIT. For an exclusive sneak peek of the fiery second season click here. In the Season 2 premiere, “It Is Not, nor It Cannot Come to Good,” King Cyrus’ reign is on full display at the Royal polo match. Prince Liam is hell-bent on revenge, and receives some unexpected help from the duplicitous bodyguard Jasper (Tom Austen, UNFORGOTTEN). Meanwhile, Queen Helena maneuvers for power.