Hi! I'm Edvin Ryding, and I'm playing Wilhelm in Young Royals.
Hi! I'm Omar Rudberg, and I'm playing Simon.
And now, I and Omar will have a deep talk.
Okay?
Omar, why do you think Young Royals is a unique show?
I think Young Royals is a unique show...
because, first of all...
it's the first time I've read and seen a series/movie
where you can see and follow a prince from a royal house/family.
He starts at a boarding school and begins his journey of finding himself.
And on the way, he falls in love with a...
a guy who is from the working class.
An ordinary family.
And he gets through all these tasks.
He meets all his responsibilities while he's trying to
find himself. There's a whole circus surrounding this prince.
There's a lot of stuff happening around him and his life that affects his family,
and his friends and love.
That in itself is unique, I haven't seen that before.
-The location is very beautiful. -Privileged young people.
Privilege. It's a posh school.
It's a palace. But you don't focus on that.
You focus on what's raw and important and real
that everybody can relate to.
So, I think that's unique for a series.
Edvin, say something that you learned for the first time on set.
I learned to use my intuition...
in a new way.
And more, actually.
I use it as an acting tool.
To be able to sort of...
To absorb what my fellow actors are saying and doing
and how I can use that to move the scene forward
if it's about improvisation or whatever.
I've learnt how to use that to my advantage.
Right. I'll ask the next question.
Which character can you relate to the most?
-Probably Simon. -Really?
-Yes. -Why?
His mum is from Latin America. They speak Spanish.
He likes singing. He's struggling with friends in general.
There's a lot...
actually. Except that he doesn't dance.
And that he's got good grades, really good grades.
-Not like me. -Okay.
-Yeah, that's good. -Aside from that, it's still...
In which ways can you relate to Wilhelm?
In quite a lot of ways, I think.
In my process of creating Wilhelm,
I've got a fair bit of inspiration from...
my surroundings and myself and kind of...
That's reflected in the way he behaves.
The way he handles situations
and impulses and things like that.
Wilhelm's experience of anxiety is something I can relate to.
But also to be lost as a young person.
I think lots of people see themselves there.
That's probably true.
And it feels like people can relate to that
regardless of their age, because everybody has been there.
And I think that's quite nice
that people are kind of...
-People have that in common. -Definitely.
Yes.
Do you think the way we view sexuality has changed?
I think it has. I mean...
it wasn't that long since homosexual couples got the right to get married.
In many parts of the world, in many countries it's still not allowed.
A lot of societies are moving in the right direction.
What we're trying to do... We're not labelling Wilhelm's sexuality.
I think that's good, because it's like...
It portrays that it's okay that way too. You don't have to.
-You shouldn't have to come out. -No, exactly.
It should be allowed to be a bit fluid, a bit out there.
It is... We've progressed a fair bit in that.
And I think it's like...
There's a responsibility when you're on a large platform like Netflix.
This feels like something we can get behind...
this portrayal of sexuality.
Why do you think Simon is so relaxed about his sexuality?
I think it's first and foremost because he is so close to his sister
and his mum, and the three of them are so tight.
And he has his childhood friends that he's been friends with
since day one, kind of.
It kind of feels like he's had that support from the start.
And I don't think his family and friends have made a big deal of it
when he came out. If he did, we don't know that.
And he's also very... He's really "I don't give a fuck."
That type.
-He won't take any crap. -Not from anybody.
And he doesn't care what's trendy or cool, or like...
Or expensive clothes.
He doesn't care about anything.
So, I don't think he cares about what people would think if he was gay.
I think his character is very strong when it comes to that.
So, I think he's almost born that way, that he just...
"I don't care."
-I don't care what anybody says. -I don't care.
I don't care.
-Yes. -Yes.
-That was kind of it. -Nice.
What did you think of the kissing scenes?
The kissing scenes were insanely good.
No, but they...
Doing them felt very comfortable. I think you felt that too.
We worked with our intimacy coordinator who was fantastic.
Everybody in the team was awesome at putting us at ease.
-It's been... -They've shown respect.
They showed respect. And it's very choreographed.
It's like: "One, two, let go, one. Let go, one. One, two."
The level of choreography in making out is insane.
So...
-It's worked well. -I think so too.
-The result was great. -Yes.
-That's the main thing. -Insanely good kissing scenes.
Thank you so much for watching our little deep talk here today.
And we're really hoping that you'll watch Young Royals
on Netflix, right now, because it's out.
-Go and watch it. -Check it out.