Prince of Peoria
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| Genre | Teen sitcom |
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| Composer | Gabriel Mann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 (2 parts) |
| No. of episodes | 16 (+ 1 special) |
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| Producer | Chris Phillips |
| Cinematography | John Simmons |
| Editor | Dave O'Brien |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24–29 minutes |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | November 16, 2018 – May 20, 2019 |
Prince of Peoria is an American teen sitcom, created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje, that premiered on November 16, 2018, on Netflix.
Premise
Prince of Peoria follows "Emil, a 13-year-old prince from a wealthy island kingdom" who "travels to the United States to live incognito as an exchange student" and "strikes up an unlikely friendship with Teddy, a fastidious overachiever who is Emil’s total opposite."[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- Gavin Lewis as Prince Maxemil "Emil" Vanderklaut III, a prince from Buronia who plays a foreign exchange student
- Theodore Barnes as Teddy Jackson, a smart kid who cares more about his education than making friends
- Shelby Simmons as Sydney Quinn, Teddy's crush who discovers Emil's real identity and helps him keep it a secret
- Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Regina Jackson, the owner of the Spare Time Bowl bowling alley and Teddy's widowed mother
Recurring
- Haley Tju as Braughner, Sydney's friend
- Gabriel Hogan as Joosep, Emil's dimwitted bodyguard
- Conor Husting as Tanner, a boy Sydney used to date
- Kyle More as Wade, an employee at Spare Time Bowl
- Johnathan McClain as King of Buronia
- Nate Torrence as Vice Principal Chipler
- Brooke Star as Autumn McCrary
- Chelsea Summer as Summer McCrary
- Zach Zagoria as Stank Man
- Jared Wernick as Daryl
Guest
- David Shatraw as Fabian La Fab ("A Night at the Hip Hopera")
- Ricardo Hurtado as Rafael ("The Bro-Posal")
- Tia Mowry as Meghan ("Game Night"), one of Sydney's moms who went to MIT
- Sophie Reynolds as Ryan Gibson ("Robot Wars"), Teddy's archenemy
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| Part 1 | 8 | November 16, 2018 | ||
| Special | 1 | December 17, 2018 | ||
| Part 2 | 8 | May 20, 2019 | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "The Prince Arrives" | Eric Dean Seaton | Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| Regina has signed them up to house an exchange student. When the exchange student arrives Teddy isn't too sure about him. As the kid says he is the son of a moose farmer, but the story doesn't add up. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Teddy vs. The Wild" | Eric Dean Seaton | Leo Chu & Eric S. Garcia | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| Emil believes Teddy needs to loosen up. But what should be a fun filled camping trip ends up more stressful than planned. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Emil the Mom Thief" | Eric Dean Seaton | Peter Dirksen & Jonathan Howard | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Night at the Hip Hopera" | Jonathan Judge | Randi Barnes | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Teddy's Bakshal" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Jason Jordan | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Warehouse Towel Fight!" | Jon Rosenbaum | Marty Donovan | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Best. Holiday. Ever." | Phill Lewis | Lindsay Gelfand & Allison Weintraub | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Bro-Posal" | Jason Earles | Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton | November 16, 2018 | |||||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| – | – | "A Christmas Moose Miracle" | Jon Rosenbaum | Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton | December 17, 2018 | |||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | "The King Arrives" | Phill Lewis | Leo Chu & Eric S. Garcia | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | "Daters Gonna Date" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Lindsay Gelfand & Allison Weintraub | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 11 | 3 | "Acting a Fool" | Jonathan Judge | Jonathan Howard & Peter Dirksen | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 12 | 4 | "Saving Stank Nation" | Sean Lambert | Jason Jordan | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 13 | 5 | "Game Night" | Lynn McCracken | Randi Barnes | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | "Robot Wars" | Jody Margolin Hahn | Marty Donovan | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 15 | 7 | "Teddy the Human Cannonball" | Sean Lambert | Conor Hanney | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
| 16 | 8 | "The Summer of Teddy & Emil" | Eric Dean Seaton | Devin Bunje & Nick Stanton | May 20, 2019 | |||||||
Production
Development
The series was created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje who also acted as writers, showrunners, and executive producers. Additional executive producers included Sharla Sumpter Bridgett.[1][2]
Casting
On April 2, 2018, it was announced that Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons, and Cynthia Kaye McWilliams had joined the main cast.[3]
References
- ^ a b "THE PRINCE OF PEORIA - New live action, multi-cam Kids & Family original, produced by Netflix". Netflix Media Center. January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 31, 2018). "Netflix Orders 'The Prince Of Peoria' Sitcom Targeting Kids & Families". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 2, 2018). "'The Prince Of Peoria': Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons & Cynthia McWilliams Cast In Netflix Sitcom". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
