Alex and Henry’s story isn’t over! At some point in the future, we’ll get to see the next chapter of their love story play out, as Amazon MGM Studios announced that a sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue is in the works. But when can we expect the movie to make its way to our Prime Video subscription and what will this upcoming new movie be called? Well, we know the answer to one of those questions about the anticipated sequel to the rom-com book-to-screen adaptation.
Given the success of the adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s novel, which follows the U.S. President’s son falling for a British prince, it’s not entirely surprising that a followup movie would be lined up. Let’s get into it.
What Is The Red, White & Royal Wedding Release Date?
Sadly, there’s still no word on the release date for Red, White & Royal Wedding just yet, but as you may have noticed, we do have a title! In October 2025, Amazon MGM Studios announced that the sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue would be Red, White & Royal Wedding, and that Jamie Babbit was on board to direct.
Plans for the sequel were originally announced in May 2024 during a screening event for the 2023 movie . Amazon MGM Studios also released an announcement poster (above) at that time, which teases a “2” candle set between UK and USA flags. And of course, those flags are perched atop a very messed up looking cake - a likely nod to Alex and Henry’s hilarious wedding cake incident that awkwardly kicked off their romance in the first book/movie. But now that we know the title of this new movie, and that a "royal wedding" is involved, perhaps it's an even bigger hint at what's to come for the couple?
The latest announcement about Babbit's involvement as director, plus the title, did not mention a timeline for the start of production, but it's encouraging to have an update regardless. Whether or not the film finds a spot on the 2026 movie schedule remains unknown.
How Will We Be Able To Watch Red, White & Royal Blue 2?
The first Red, White & Royal Blue movie was made available streaming on Prime Video in 2023, and that's still where you can watch the movie right now. The closest thing we have to confirmation that Red, White & Royal Wedding will also make its debut on the streaming platform is the Prime logo at the bottom of the announcement poster. That seems like a pretty strong indication that the sequel will be available to watch on one of the best streaming services out there at some point.
Whether or not it will be showing in theaters before it's available streaming (or at all) is unknown.
Who's In The Red, White & Royal Wedding Cast?
Among the information Amazon MGM Studios released about Red, White & Royal Blue 2 was confirmation that Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine will reprise their roles as Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry, respectively.
Both actors were mentioned again in Amazon Studios October 2025 update, but no additional cast information has been confirmed yet.
Undoubtedly, the rest of the returning cast members will likely depend on a combination of the story that’s planned (and which characters factor into it), and of course, the availability of the actors.
Some of the actors who appeared in the first movie are:
- Clifton Collins Jr, who played Oscar Diaz
- Sarah Shahi, who played Zahra
- Bridget Benstead, who played Princess Martha
- Thomas Flynn, who played Prince Philip
- Rachel Hilson, who played Nora
- Uma Thurman, who played Ellen Claremont
I can't imagine a RW&RB movie without their characters, so here's hoping they'll all be back. And I'll say the same about Stephen Fry, who played Henry's grandfather, King James, in the first movie. Will he be back for the sequel? It sounds like nothing is set in stone.
When speaking to Variety in June 2024, the topic of the sequel was brought up, and from the sound of it, it doesn't seem like he's been confirmed to return just yet, but he does sound hopeful that Matthew Lopez brings him back for Red, White And Royal Blue 2:
Matthew’s become a friend and he’s told me he’s doing it. I’m hoping that he hasn’t left me out. We need the king. You’ve got to have the king.
Indeed!
I’ll be sure to update this section if and when there’s anything new about the cast to report.
In the meantime, if you’re a fan of Nicholas Galitzine, one of his upcoming projects includes the starring role in Masters of the Universe, which comes out in 2026. He’s also among the cast of the book-to-screen adaptation, Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie.
What Will Red White & Royal Wedding Be About?
At this point plot details have not been revealed about the new movie, and Amazon's October 2025 update notably mentioned that they're being kept under wraps. Though we might be safe in expecting a wedding to play a major part in the story! And I have to agree with my fellow CinemaBlend editor, Riley, in hoping we also get to see Alex and Henry's engagement.
Red, White & Royal Blue is a stand-alone romantic comedy novel, which was published in 2019. Casey McQuiston has not published a sequel for it, so we know absolutely nothing about what this new movie will be about, beyond the return of Alex and Henry.
It sounds like even one of the stars doesn’t know what this new film will be about. In fact, from what Taylor Zakhar-Perez told Elle in a May 2025 feature and interview, it sounds like he’s just fine not knowing, as he humorously said:
I purposefully said, ‘Please do not share with me anything until we are ready to prep it, because I want plausible deniability.’ I have not read a script, but I hear it’s very good.
We’ll get more into the script aspect of this film in a moment. Before we move on to more behind-the-scenes bits, I think it’s worth including what few things we do know about Alex and Henry’s life after the events of the first book, which may be relevant to this new movie.
(Spoiler alert if you haven’t read/seen the Red, White & Royal Blue book/movie)
In 2022, a Collectors Edition of Red, White & Royal Blue was published, which includes a bonus chapter at the end that’s told from Henry’s POV and gives us glimpses into the happily-ever-after of Alex and Henry in the years that follow the events of the book. This includes Alex and Henry living separately and then together in Brooklyn as they pursue their life and career goals. Whether or not any of the specifics mentioned in that bonus chapter factor into the planned story for the sequel is unclear. It’s entirely possible that the new movie will pick up not long after the events of the first film and go in its own direction.
The Script Is Written By Casey McQuiston, Matthew López, And Gemma Burgess
That brings us to who’s writing Red, White & Royal Blue 2. While there isn’t a sequel book to base the screenplay on this time around, author Casey McQuiston will be co-writing the film’s script alongside Matthew López. The October 2025 Amazon announcement also included Gemma Burgess as a co-writer on the script.
In a conversation with Deadline in August 2024, in anticipation of the 2024 Emmy Awards, Matthew López spoke a bit about co-writing this new movie alongside Casey McQuiston, and the experience of getting to collaborate with the author this time around:
What we have is Casey’s original thoughts and original ideas. And we have a collaboration that we didn’t have on the first one, only except for me and Casey’s words. And so, that Casey’s actually in the room, now that Casey’s lifting the pen and writing — it’s been so much fun, and it feels like watching a new book be written, except it’s gonna be a screenplay instead.
There was some confusion earlier in 2025, when Casey McQuiston – apparently, during a library event, per DNA Magazine – made a comment that “pencils are kind of down right now.”
Following what sounds like a bit of confusion over what that meant, and possibly whether the comment was an indication that the project was stalled, McQuiston followed up on their Instagram stories to explain that they were using the figure of speech that typically applies to being asked to put your pencil down during a standardized test when this particular part of the exam is done. They went on to say:
I’ve used this expression, like 100,000 times to describe the feeling of turning in a manuscript, it’s not that deep!
Presumably they’re saying that the writing process is done, at least for now. And the fact that there's been movement on it since then suggests all is on track!
Speaking of McQuiston, they did an interview with W Magazine in August 2024 to discuss their new novel, The Pairing, and the topic of writing the Red, White and Royal Blue sequel came up. If you’ve read it, you’re likely aware that there are some key differences between the movie and Casey McQuiston’s Red, White and Royal Blue novel. With that in mind, it's interesting to hear what they had to say about writing the characters' stories for the sequel to the movie, while also factoring in elements from the book:
It’s also fun to play in a different world than the book. I see them as a version of Alex and Henry who had different circumstances that set them up on their paths toward each other, and so that’s gonna ripple along to the storytelling for them. It’s been interesting to sit down with Matthew to figure out how we bring in things from the book, while still allowing these two characters in this version of their story to find their way.
McQuiston went on to point out that their future is “wide open.”
For more context, this response came from a question that followed a discussion about comparing the central pairings in McQuiston’s books, which led to the author suggesting a hypothetical scenario where Theo and Kit from The Pairing could somehow cross paths with Alex and Henry.
From the way this discussion was phrased, I don’t know that I’d go so far as to say they’re hinting that a crossover might happen between the characters of these two otherwise unrelated books. It seems more like the possibility exists because there’s a lot of room for creativity in developing Alex and Henry’s future. (If you want the full context and/or a fan of The Pairing, be sure to check out that W Magazine interview.)
Jamie Babbit Is Directing Red, White & Royal Wedding
As mentioned, Amazon MGM's October 2025 update was centered largely around two new pieces of information: the title and the director. While the first film was directed by Matthew López (who's still attached to the sequel as a co-writer and producer), Red, White & Royal Wedding will be helmed by Jamie Babbit, whose credits include the 1999 movie But I'm A Cheerleader, and episodes from quite a few beloved TV shows, including Only Murders in the Building, Russian Doll, Gilmore Girls, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
There’s a lot we still don’t know about Red, White and Royal Wedding, like when production will start, who else will star in the film and — of course — what’s in store for Alex and Henry in the next chapter of their story. But, we’ll be keeping our eyes open and our appetites primed for wedding cake and Cornetto ice cream cones* while we wait.
*It feels greedy to make any kind of request about a sequel I still can't believe is actually happening, but since I love the deleted scene Amazon released showing Henry and Alex not-quite-bonding over Cornettos -- a book-inspired moment -- I do kind of hope the ice cream makes it into the sequel this time!
Stream Red, White & Royal Blue on Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon also has the Collector's Edition of Casey McQuiston's book available to purchase.
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