''Royalties'' (stylized as ''ROYALTiES'') is a musical comedy television series created by, executive produced by and starring
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' (2010–2015) and received a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award and ...
on
Quibi
Quibi ( ) was an American short-form streaming platform that generated content for viewing on mobile devices. It was founded in Los Angeles in August 2018 as NewTV by Jeffrey Katzenberg and was led by Meg Whitman as CEO. The service raised $ ...
. Matt and Nick Lang co-write and executive produce the series. They previously collaborated with Criss in the musical theatre company
StarKid Productions
StarKid Productions, also known as Team StarKid, is an American musical theatre company founded in 2009 at the University of Michigan by Darren Criss, Brian Holden, Matt Lang, and Nick Lang. Originally known for the viral success of their fir ...
. The series premiered on June 1, 2020.
Cast and characters
Main
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Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' (2010–2015) and received a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award and ...
as Pierce
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Kether Donohue
Kether Donohue is an American actress. She is known for her role as Lindsay on ''You're the Worst'', as a cappella leader Alice in ''Pitch Perfect,'' and as the exocomp Peanut Hamper on ''Star Trek: Lower Decks''.
Early life
Donohue grew up on ...
as Sara
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Tony Revolori
Anthony Revolori ( Quiñonez; born April 28, 1996) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his collaborations with Wes Anderson starring in ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), ''The French Dispatch'' (2021), and ''Asteroid City' ...
as Theo
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Georgia King
Georgia King is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her role as Amanda Snodgrass in the HBO series Vice Principals.
Early life
Born in Edinburgh, King is the daughter of Australian actor Jonathan Hyde and Scottish opera singer Isobel B ...
as Kendra
Recurring
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John Stamos
John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera ''General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the ...
as Elliot Peck
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Jackie Tohn
Jaclyn Tohn (born August 25, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is best known for playing Melanie "MelRose" Rosen on the Netflix series ''GLOW (TV series), GLOW'' and List of The Boys characters#Courtenay Fortney, Courtenay Fortney i ...
as Polly Amorous
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Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first gained prominence starring on the Disney Channel series ''Girl Meets World'' (2014–2017). She signed with the Disney Music Group, Disney ...
as Bailey Rouge
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Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her work in the comedy genre, Coolidge is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2023, she wa ...
as Miriam Hale
Special guest appearances
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Rufus Wainwright
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical opera ...
as Jacob Jewel
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Lil Rel Howery
Milton "Lil Rel" Howery Jr. (born December 17, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series '' The Carmichael Show'' (2015–2017) and Rod Williams in the horror fi ...
as Dwayne D
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Bonnie McKee
Bonnie Leigh McKee (born January 20, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter. Her debut album '' Trouble'' was released in 2004 by Reprise Records. After being dropped, she took a musical hiatus and established herself as a songwriter. She ...
as Kimmy Kelly
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Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, and the Joker (character), Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, starting with ''Batm ...
as Philip Combs
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Jordan Fisher
Jordan William Fisher (born April 24, 1994) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career with recurring roles on several television series, including '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' in 2012 and '' Liv and Maddie'' ...
as Kissgo Muah
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Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, singer, actress and television personality. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrit ...
as Gabriella Lamboni
Episodes
See also
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List of original programs distributed by Quibi
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''Royalties'' (soundtrack)
References
External links
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2020s American musical comedy television series
2020 American television series debuts
Quibi original programming