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Red, White & Royal Blue made the leap from book to screen in 2023 — so much so that it was nominated for Best Television Movie at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards! The film adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s best-selling novel hit Prime Video in August 2023. Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine star as Alex Claremont-Diaz, the First Son of the United States, and Prince Henry of England, and the film chronicles Alex and Henry’s love story.
Thank to the big demand from fans and the success of the original film, Red, White & Royal Blue 2 (which is not the sequel’s official title) is now in development. Hollywood Life has rounded up everything we know about what’s next for Alex and Henry.
Red, White & Royal Blue 2 Release Date Updates
On May 9, 2024, the cast and crew of Red, White & Royal Blue appeared at a post-screening Q&A in Los Angeles, where Matthew and Casey confirmed to an eager audience that they are, in fact, writing the sequel.
After being asked whether or not there would be a second film, Matthew enthusiastically confirmed the news to a crowd of screaming fans.
More than one year later, Prime Video confirmed that the sequel was in development by sharing an Instagram video titled with the film’s title: Red, White & Royal Wedding. Jamie Babbit will direct the second movie. A release date has yet to be confirmed.
When Is the Red, White & Royal Wedding Release Date?
An exact release date for Red, White & Royal Wedding has yet to be announced. However, production officially started in mid-January 2026, according to an Intagram video shared from the set.
If filming concludes before the summer of 2026, viewers can expect to see the film in early or mid-2027.
What Is Red, White & Royal Wedding About?
Although fans were hoping to see Alex and Henry get married in the sequel film, Taylor and Nicholas clarified in the January 2026 on-set video that the wedding in question is actually Bea’s.
Is There More to Alex & Henry’s Story?
Yes! In October 2022, Casey published a bonus chapter that was part of a Red, White & Royal Blue collector’s edition. The epilogue, told through Henry’s perspective, picks up seven years after the events of Red, White & Royal Blue.
Over the course of the chapter, readers learn what Alex and Henry have been up to. Alex and Henry are engaged and planning on getting married. They’re living in a brownstone in Brooklyn that Henry bought after he abdicated from his role in the royal family.
Alex has begun to wrestle over whether or not he really wants to be a hot-shot lawyer for the rest of his career. In time, Alex and Henry decide they want a simple life together out of the spotlight. They decide to move to Austin, Alex’s hometown, at the end of the chapter.
Casey had clearly been mulling over the next chapter of Alex and Henry’s love story for a few years. “Anything’s possible,” the author told Hello! about a sequel to their book in 2019. “I will say I have plenty of ideas for stories set in this world and would love the chance to explore one of them someday. I would be surprised if you’ve seen the last of Alex and Henry.”
When asked about a movie sequel, director Matthew López told TVGuide.com, “Let’s get this thing open first. Then I would need to talk to Casey, and both Taylor and Nick would need to be game. But if we are so lucky as to have people want more, then we would be fools not to at least have a conversation.”
What Happened at the End of the Red, White & Royal Blue Movie?
The ending of the Red, White & Royal Blue movie mirrors what happens in the book. The final minutes of the movie take place on election night. Henry is by Alex’s side as President Claremont’s entire team awaits the results of the election. It all comes down to Texas, and Alex’s mom is able to flip Texas and win the election. Henry proudly joins Alex on stage for President Claremont’s victory speech, their love on full display to the world.
After the election night madness is over, Alex and Henry go to Alex’s childhood home in Austin. Alex shows Henry the home he grew up in, using the key he gave Henry to wear around his neck.