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Prime Video Finds a Hit in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ (Review)
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Prime Video Finds a Hit in ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ (Review)

Since launching on August 11, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' has become the most streamed movie globally on Prime Video in its premiere weekend. And within a few days, it apparently has become one of the most-watched romantic comedies in the history of the streaming service. How did that happen so fast? Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine star in Prime Video's 'Red, White & Royal Blue' It helps that the film is an adaptation of the wildly successful 2019 young adult novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston. It is the directorial debut of Matthew Lopez, a Tony-nominated playwright. Taylor Zakhar Perez stars as Alex Claremont-Diaz. His mother Ellen (played by Uma Thurman rocking a raucously ridiculous Texas accent) just so happens to be the first female Presid...