Being the second-born royal has its advantages – no pressure about someday having to rule a kingdom; (slightly) more latitude in behavior; lower expectations and… maybe having superpowers to defend the kingdom from unexpectedly strange dangers!
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals tells the story of Princess Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) and four fellow second-born as they attend a … unique… boarding school where they learn they aren’t just royal window dressing.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals premieres on Disney+ on Friday, July 17th. Check out the trailer below.
“SECRET SOCIETY OF SECOND BORN ROYALS” WILL BEGIN STREAMING JULY 17 EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+
The new live-action Disney+ original movie, “Secret Society of Second-Born Royals,” will stream exclusively on the service starting Friday, July 17, 2020. Above is the trailer for this cinematic movie that combines the allure of royalty with the action-packed adventures of superheroes-in-training.
Peyton Elizabeth Lee (“Andi Mack”) leads a dynamic ensemble cast of royal recruits who inspires audiences of all ages to forge their own destinies and tap into their inner superheroes.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals – Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) – Photo by John Medland/Courtesy of disney+.
“Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” follows Sam, a rebellious teenage royal who unknowingly develops superpowers from a genetic trait attributed only to second-borns of royal lineage. Second-in-line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria, Sam constantly questions what it means to be royal and wants to create her own legacy. Unlike Sam’s picture-perfect older sister Eleanor who will become the next queen, Sam would rather rock out with her bandmate and best friend Mike at an illegal protest or ditch a royal engagement for a wild night out.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals – Matteo (Faly Rakotohavana) – Photo by Brendan Adem-Zwelling/Courtesy of Disney+.
Fed up with her daughter’s misbehavior, Queen Catherine sends Sam to a summer boarding school where she and four other second-born royals – Tuma, Roxana, January and Matteo – discover they have unique super-human abilities and are invited to join a secret society with a longstanding tradition of covertly keeping the peace. With a new sense of purpose and a little help from their Secret Society instructor James, Sam and her fellow royal recruits must learn to harness their newfound powers and work together as a team before they can save the world.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals – Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), Queen Catherine (Elodie Yung) – Photo by Brendan Adem-Zwelling/Courtesy of Disney+.
Starring is Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Sam; Skylar Astin (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”) as James; Olivia Deeble (“Home and Away”) as Roxana; Niles Fitch (“This is Us”) as Tuma; Faly Rakotohavana (“Raven’s Home”) as Matteo; Isabella Blake Thomas (“Once Upon A Time”) as January; Elodie Yung (“Daredevil”) as Queen Catherine; Ashley Liao (“Always Be My Maybe”) as Eleanor; Noah Lomax (“Trial By Fire”) as Mike; and Greg Bryk (“Handmaid’s Tale”) as the villainous Inmate 34.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals – James (Skylar Astin) – Photograph by Jeff Wedell/Courtesy of Disney+.
“Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” is directed by Anna Mastro (Marvel’s “Runaways,” “The Bold Type”) and executive produced by Zanne Devine (“I, Tonya”), Mike Karz (“Valentine’s Day”) and Austin Winsberg (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”) with Juliana Janes (“Butter”) serving as co-producer. The teleplay was written by Alex Litvak (“Masters of the Universe”) and Andrew Green (“Hannah Montana”) and is based on an original story by Litvak, Green and Winsberg.