A new animated comedy series based on the royal family is coming to HBO Max.
Gary Janetti, the Family Guy producer whose wildly popular Prince George memes have won him a huge Instagram following, is behind the new show.
In addition to creating it for 20th Century Fox, Janetti is voicing the young Prince George — and starring alongside the likes of Orlando Bloom and Alan Cumming, according to Deadline.
Stay tuned: A new animated comedy series based on the royal family called The Prince is coming to HBO Max
Cast: While Janetti will voice Prince George, Orlando Bloom will play Prince Harry and Alan Cumming will play George’s butler
Janetti is writing and producing the animated satire, called The Prince, as well as providing the voice to the six-year-old royal.
Bright idea: Gary Janetti, the Family Guy producer whose wildly popular Prince George memes have won him a huge Instagram following, is behind the new show
Janetti already regularly shares funny Instagram posts and memes from George’s point of view, casting the little boy as a sassy and snarky commentator on all things royal and celebrity.
Janetti’s Prince George regularly mocks his parents, his younger siblings, his uncle Harry and aunt Meghan, their son Archie, and other members of his family.
But now the rest of the royal family will get to weigh in, too, with Orlando Bloom voicing Prince Harry and Condola Rashad voicing Meghan Markle.
Lucy Punch will play Kate Middleton, Tom Hollander both Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Frances De La Tour Queen Elizabeth, and Iwan Rheon Prince William.
Alan Cumming will voice George’s butler, Owen.
Inspiration: Janetti already regularly shares funny Instagram posts and memes from George’s point of view
Satire: He casts the little boy as a sassy and snarky commentator on all things royal and celebrity
Biting: He mostly comments on his family — and isn’t very nice
The cutest :The fictional version of the Prince is competitive with his siblings and cousin
Weighing in: He’s had a lot to say about Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal duties
According to Deadline, 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.’
‘We’re so excited to bring the world Gary’s created on Instagram over to HBO Max, where our viewers can discover what his Instagram fans already know — that George can be hilarious, shocking, and surprisingly sweet,’ Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max, said in a statement.
‘We can’t wait to see what Gary does with a bigger canvas to paint on than just a 1:1 square.’
Janetti added: ‘I’m thrilled to be working at HBO Max and bringing them yet another series about a family ruthlessly fighting for the throne.’
Watch out! He posted quite a bit about Princess Eugenie’s wedding
Too funny: His version of the little boy is incredibly sassy and has mean but hilarious criticisms for other members of the royal family
Yikes! On the wedding, he had biting remarks about the bride and her sister Beatrice, having George be surprised to learn they aren’t maids
Who cares? His version of Prince George has been perpetually unimpressed with this wedding
The series is sure to earn attention, just as several of Janetti’s memes made headlines in the past.
Last year, when Princess Eugenie got married, Janetti shared several cheeky takes on the day. Shortly after Eugenie’s nuptials, he uploaded a cute picture of George in his wedding outfit, turning around and looking over his shoulder.
Beside it was a picture of Beyoncé at the Met Gala, striking a similar pose.
‘Beyoncé taught me this move,’ Janetti captioned the snap, as Prince George.
Later, he posted another picture of Princess Eugenie herself, smiling in her white wedding dress and sparkly tiara. It split the screen with a photo of George, also at the wedding, in a snap that appears to have been taken mid-gasp.
Loving it: The faux-George’s sassy and biting commentary has earned Gary quite a few fans
Time to shine: His George looks down on his sister Charlotte and is also quite a diva
No one spared! He also makes fun of Prince William’s hair loss quite a bit
Mean: Even Prince Harry is made fun of — but not as much as his bride
Fashion authority: Gary’s Prince George thinks Meghan needs to iron her clothes
‘Oh, s***, THAT’S Princess Eugenie!’ the pictures were captioned. ‘All this time I thought she was one of the maids!’
Later, next to a picture of her sister Princess Beatrice, he wrote: ‘Oh, s***, she’s not a maid either!’
Just before the big day, he posted an article written about the wedding, captioning it: ‘Princess WHOgenie is more like it.’
He’s also taken on Harry and Meghan’s wedding, betrayed a rivalry with Princess Charlotte, and had plenty to say about the recent royal drama.
Above it: He is also very condescending of commoners and ‘normal people’ tasks
Cheeky: He quipped about a DailyMail.com article about his new school
Upon learning about the Sussex Royal trademark, he compared his family to the Kardashians