The Two Princes

The Two Princes
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Presentation
Genre	Fantasy, LGBT romance
Production
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	14
Publication
Original release	June 4, 2019 – present
Provider	Gimlet Media
Related
Website	gimletmedia.com/shows/the-two-princes

The Two Princes is a scripted fantasy action adventure podcast from Gimlet Media. It was created and written by Kevin Christopher Snipes and directed by Mimi O'Donnell and focuses on two princes from warring kingdoms who become unwitting allies when they journey into a mysterious forest in order to try and save their homes, with the two heroes eventually falling for one another.

Cast

The official cast was revealed on May 23, 2019.

• Noah Galvin as Prince Rupert of the West
• Ari'el Stachel as Prince Amir of the East
• Christine Baranski as Queen Lavinia, Rupert's mother
• Shohreh Aghdashloo as Queen Atossa, Amir's mother
• Samira Wiley as Joan, a knight
• Matthew Rhys as Sir Percy
• Sean Pertwee as The King of West
• Laura Benanti as Flora
• Richard Kind as Cedric Strangelove
• Omar Metwally as The King of the East
• Alfredo Narciso as Barabbas and The Lord Chamberlain
• Daphne Rubin-Vega as Arachne
• C. J. Wilson as Brutus
• Mandi Masden as Lady Cecily and Crazy Tooth
• Ali Stroker as Lorelei

Episodes

All episodes of season one were released on June 4, 2019 and all episodes of season two were released in December 11, 2019.

Season One

Episode	Title	Original Release Date
Teaser	Introducing: The Two Princes	May 20, 2019
1	Once Upon a Time	June 4, 2019
2	Prince and Thief
3	Cracking Up and Crashing Down
4	Life Upon the Wicked Stage
5	That Sinking Feeling
6	The Battle of the Phoenix
7	The Hollow of the Kings
8	How to Ruin a Royal Wedding	December 11, 2019
9	The Woman of the Wolves
10	The Play's The Thing
11	The Song of the Sirens
12	The Seventh Riddle
13	Holding Out for a Hero
14	Lost and Found

Reception

Podcast reviewer Wil Williams wrote positively about The Two Princes, stating that while it "isn't perfect, it is fun, sweet and incredibly enjoyable", citing the "high genre, borderline camp setup" and "fantastical plot" alongside a "contemporary sense of humor" as reasons why she believe the podcast works so well. Williams praised the "star-studded" cast, explain that she found herself "laughing out loud throughout the entire first season" and adding that there is "a feeling of joy that comes through in each performance" and that "every actor not only commits, no matter how silly the role, but commits so gleefully, it's infectious and is one of the key reasons The Two Prices is so genuinely charming". The romance between the two leads was also praised with the reviewer noting that "the tropes here don’t make the romance feel cheesy or contrived, especially in the familiar trappings of the fairytale. Instead, they feel familiar enough to sink into, a sort of predictability that feels comforting versus boring. The Two Princes isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel. It’s trying to let a marginalized group actually take that wheel for once". Although critical of the sound design which felt "inorganic and impersonal", Williams concluded that the podcast is "sweet and fun in a way LGBTQ+ audiences don’t often get to hear" and admitted that she "powered through the first season in a day and immediately wanted more".