Prince of Peoria
Genre	Teen sitcom
Created by	Nick Stanton Devin Bunje
Starring	Gavin Lewis Theodore Barnes Shelby Simmons Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
Composer	Gabriel Mann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1 (2 parts)
No. of episodes	16 (+ 1 special)
Production
Executive producers	Devin Bunje Nick Stanton Sharla Sumpter Bridgett Tim Story
Producer	Chris Phillips
Cinematography	John Simmons
Editor	Dave O'Brien
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24–29 minutes
Production companies	37 Monkeys The Story Co.
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) – May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)

Prince of Peoria is an American teen sitcom, created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje, that premiered on November 16, 2018, on Netflix.

Premise

Prince of Peoria follows "Emil, a 13-year-old prince from a wealthy island kingdom" who "travels to the United States to live incognito as an exchange student" and "strikes up an unlikely friendship with Teddy, a fastidious overachiever who is Emil’s total opposite."^[1]

Cast and characters

Main

• Gavin Lewis 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
• Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Regina Jackson, the owner of the Spare Time Bowl bowling alley and Teddy's widowed mother

Recurring

• Haley Tju as Braughner, Sydney's friend
• Gabriel Hogan as Joosep, Emil's dimwitted bodyguard
• Conor Husting as Tanner, a boy Sydney used to date
• Kyle More as Wade, an employee at Spare Time Bowl
• Johnathan McClain as King of Buronia
• Nate Torrence as Vice Principal Chipler
• Brooke Star as Autumn McCrary
• Chelsea Summer as Summer McCrary
• Zach Zagoria as Stank Man
• Jared Wernick as Daryl

Guest

• David Shatraw as Fabian La Fab ("A Night at the Hip Hopera")
• Ricardo Hurtado as Rafael ("The Bro-Posal")
• Tia Mowry as Meghan ("Game Night"), one of Sydney's moms who went to MIT
• Sophie Reynolds as Ryan Gibson ("Robot Wars"), Teddy's archenemy

Episodes

Production

Development

The series was created by Nick Stanton and Devin Bunje who also acted as writers, showrunners, and executive producers. Additional executive producers included Sharla Sumpter Bridgett.^[1][2]

Casting

On April 2, 2018, it was announced that Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons, and Cynthia Kaye McWilliams had joined the main cast.^[3]