''Prince of Peoria'' is an American

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, created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje, that premiered on November 16, 2018, on

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Premise

''Prince of Peoria'' follows "Emil, a 13-year-old prince from a wealthy island kingdom" who "travels to the

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to live incognito as an exchange student" and "strikes up an unlikely friendship with Teddy, a fastidious overachiever who is Emil’s total opposite."

Cast and characters

Main

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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 *

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as Regina Jackson, the owner of the Spare Time Bowl bowling alley and Teddy's widowed mother

Recurring

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as Braughner, Sydney's friend *

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as Joosep, Emil's bodyguard * Conor Husting as Tanner, Sydney's ex-boyfriend * Kyle More as Wade, an employee at Spare Time Bowl *

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as King of Buronia *

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as Vice Principal Chipler * Brooke Star as Autumn McCrary * Chelsea Summer as Summer McCrary * Zach Zagoria as Stank Man * Jared Wernick as Daryl

Guest

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as Fabian La Fab ("A Night at the Hip Hopera") *

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as Rafael ("The Bro-Posal") *

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as Meghan ("Game Night"), one of Sydney's moms who went to

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Sophie Reynolds Sophie Anne Reynoldson, known professionally as Sophie Reynolds (born April 2, 1999) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ashley Parker in ''Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything'' and Isabel McKenna on ''L.A.'s Finest''. Life ...

as Ryan Gibson ("Robot Wars"), Teddy's archenemy

Episodes

Production

Development

On January 31, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production series order for a first season consisting of sixteen episodes. The series was created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje who will also act as writers, showrunners, and executive producers. Additional executive producers are set to include Sharla Sumpter Bridgett.

Casting

On April 2, 2018, it was announced that Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons, and

had joined the main cast.

References

External links

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