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Before season one was released, you said, "There will be three seasons."
-What? -Yeah, she said that.
-How did you know? -I had a gut feeling.
-You were sure there'd be a second one. -Yeah.
-I was sure there'd be a third. -Yeah.
No!
I feel a sense of gratitude when filming, every time we come here.
Because, you know, it's like the last.
Let's make a Young Royals movie in five years.
-Five years? -Or in two.
-In two years? -In three years, then.
-A Young Royals class reunion. -Yeah.
Don't you think Simon and Wille end up together?
I hope they die.
Any ending feels strange
because it's not really their end, somehow.
-Yeah, right. -I feel like, "What next?"
-It's about when we hand it over. -Yeah. When we leave them.
When do we hand the baton over to the imagination of the audience?
The character exists somewhere.
-But… they just won't see it anymore. -Right.
It was a beautiful story told over three seasons,
and it ends on a note of love.
-Yeah. -That would be nice.
I'm nervous I won't feel that way when I read it.
-Yeah? -I hope I think, "This is goddamn great."
-What if we don't think it's good? -Right.
No, we'll love it.
THREE MONTHS EARLIER
We have a read-through today of the first two episodes.
Everyone will get a feel of how it'll be.
I've never been this full of energy before a season.
Before the first season, you didn't know what you were doing.
And season two, we were really nervous because we had season one behind us.
Now it's like, "Let's go."
-Hey! -Hi.
I know it'll be a really sad last week.
I can see it so clearly.
But right now, I'm just really happy.
-Hey, pop star. -Hey.
But of course, it's a bit bittersweet.
-Hey, gang. -How have you been?
-How's school? -I'm good.
It's fun. It's always like a school reunion.
-Hi, man. -How are you?
We truly have the sweetest cast.
You're viral.
-Have you seen that? -No.
PRODUCER
They are like one big class.
My guys.
They're so kind to each other and to everyone around them.
And maybe that's why it's become a bit special.
I wore these when we were at the spa.
It's our last season. Of course that's special.
PRODUCER
It's an ending.
-Hello, everyone. -Welcome, all of you.
-For the last season of Young Royals. -Season three.
All the storylines need to be tied together so no one wonders,
"What happened here?"
Then there's the personal aspect.
That we've been together for so long, and everyone gets so close.
Three years. That's as long as being at high school together.
MAIN WRITER
-We're graduating. -We're graduating.
It's so freaking crazy.
We'll never work together again at the same time.
ACTOR
I mean, we'll collaborate on different projects.
But that's sad.
Okay, let's go. Episode one, season three.
Interior, the castle. The queen's office.
THE FIRST DAY OF FILMING
It's fun that Wilhelm wears more color this season.
That's really nice.
You never saw that last season. A bright pink knitted sweater.
No.
Based on what we've talked about before,
it feels like it could be an incredibly strong season,
based on how these characters have developed
and, tonally, where we end up.
This gets exciting.
When I thought we'd get one season,
it was like the end of the first season was the end of the whole thing.
Was it?
Yeah. "If I just get to be with Simon, the rest will come."
-"Then I'll handle this role." -Yeah.
"How will I, though?" Is Simon the problem?
-Yeah. -Is your queerness the problem?
Or is something else the problem?
Mm, mm.
And I'm so excited to tell that story.
We've been through a lot, and we share an experience.
Like being in the public eye.
Zoom in on…
But the people in this group are also some of my closest friends.
-Amazing camerawork. -Straight to Fabian.
Yeah, that's it.
We've been filming for three years.
We're all very close.
It's like a little family.
And then we'll go our separate ways.
ACTOR
That sounds terrible when you say it.
I don't know what they're saying, but I'm definitely not leaving them.
I haven't really had time to process everything yet.
ACTOR
It's just fun to come back and work with all of these great people again.
Yeah.
Yes! Okay, everyone.
The cast is ready, so I want everyone to get into their respective cars,
and we'll start.
Edvin.
Could you straighten out your jacket a bit, please?
-Uh-huh. -No.
Should I wear glasses at the beginning?
You can, but then take them off.
Slate 120, take one.
-Mark. -Thank you.
Should we wait?
-Oh! -Edvin!
Now they're running behind us and waving.
Wow. Oh my God. How do you deal…
-Wow. -How do you deal with that?
Okay.
I got scared.
-I thought… -What happened?
There were fans outside, screaming.
-Wow. -Oh, fuck.
Last year, someone drove up from Germany with their mom.
Yesterday I saw someone around here from Denmark.
I think that's where she was from. I don't know.
I'm coming, Niklas.
We've become symbols of something.
We all have.
Edvin Ryding and Omar Rudberg!
The story means something to people.
It's huge. It's as powerful as it gets.
-It's as powerful as it can get. -Young Royals!
-I want to thank you, Omar. Thank you. -And I want to thank you, Edvin.
-We've done an amazing job, we must admit. -Yeah. Yeah.
THANK YOU!! FINALLY!
NEWS: YOUNG ROYALS TOPS…
Lots of fans have written that they've gained courage thanks to Royals,
and they've come out to their parents.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE
Young Royals portrays homosexual love as genuine love,
without focusing on the sexual aspect at all.
And I think that's helped a lot of young people.
To see two young guys in love, without taking pills and having sex.
And we've shown that it's possible to do this from Sweden,
and that it's possible to touch people all over the world.
In countries that are oppressed.
It's one of the biggest things I've been a part of, I think.
There's a huge recognition factor.
There are all kinds of ethnicities.
Different sexualities.
Everyone gets to explore, and we discuss real teenage issues.
You know, people feel awful as teenagers,
and now we actually get to address that subject properly.
Some of the reactions from viewers that have struck me the most
are older people who didn't get to realize their teenage crushes
due to the oppression they faced.
You know what I mean?
They couldn't be with the person they were in love with when they went to school.
But now, thanks to our show,
they have felt that they've been able to live out that dream
through Young Royals.
It was unthinkable when we filmed the first season
that it would become what it's become.
Now we're hanging out here,
and people come from all over the world just to see the castle.
Uh, we're from Belgium. From Antwerp.
Um, so yeah.
We came all the way here.
We're just visiting the… the castle.
It's nice to see the set in real life.
-Yes. -It's not just fictional now.
Yes.
Omar and I have talked.
'Cause he claims that he knew from the beginning.
But I don't believe that.
The first time I read it, I thought, "This will 100% be big."
I just knew it.
That's why I panicked and really wanted the part.
Ever since I heard it was a new youth series for Netflix
about a prince falling in love with a guy, I just…
"How? How… how do I get in on that?"
"How?"
-And you got in. -Yeah.
What?
This is insane!
Okay. Play.
-Hey. -Hey.
This is totally insane.
We had talked for two seconds. I'm not kidding.
Omar ran in and said, "Hey. Omar." "Hi. Edvin."
"Okay, let's get going."
No time to say hi or anything because I was five minutes late.
I want you to delete our messages.
The nice thing is you can see how comfortable we are with each other.
Why? What do you mean?
We'd only known each other a couple of seconds.
And then I noticed how awesome Edvin was.
He was laying on my lap, fiddling with my hair.
I immediately felt that this was the guy who will get the role.
So I really have to deliver, you know?
You can see when I start to improvise and lean over on him and things.
You can see how he gets triggered by it and carries on.
Edvin was the one we picked first.
Hey. My name is Edvin Ryding. I'm 17 years old, six-foot tall.
He was a good fit with what I wanted to do with this series.
He had a warmth that gave the character something extra.
DIRECTOR
-Okay. Thanks very much. -Thank you.
I always wanted to work with contrasts.
I thought, "Rich people also have zits."
"Does the popular girl need to be blond and bubbly,
the way we're used to seeing her?"
"Or can she be something different?"
Look front. There.
It's so weird.
This was 2020.
Oh, I was so nervous as well.
Tiny baby.
Does the bad guy, "August"…
My name is Malte Myrenberg Gårdinger, and I'm 19 years old.
Does he need to be so controlled and look the way we're used to seeing him?
Malte had big, curly hair down to his waist.
He was wearing big earrings.
Privately, he's a very soft person, and this character is quite hard.
Malte's hair was so long.
Known each other since we were kids.
Yes, we're related, and I'm your boyfriend.
That shouldn't be a factor, right?
All five actors are different from the characters they play.
So none of them have been typecast.
I was nervous. Listen to my voice.
If you get someone who can fix it, maybe…
Simon was the character who mainly started here but ended up here.
Hi there.
My name is Omar Rudberg, and I'm 5 foot 8.
He was really meant to be quite a big, robust, down-to-earth person.
Then, when we ran into Omar,
and he was a completely different type of character,
it really became like, "What?"
So we had to rethink and rewrite the script
so that he became a different sort of character.
And you can look at each other.
They moved in a way that was so natural, even though they didn't know each other.
And ahead.
And that's not usual for two guys to be so comfortable in their own bodies
and with each other.
I knew right away when I saw them together
that this was the couple we were going to work with.
Thank you.
My story was a bit different because I came in much later.
My name is Frida. I'm 20 years old, and I live in Stockholm.
I was really hoping I'd get this part.
I didn't know that it was Netflix.
I didn't know anything.
I only knew about this character, Sara, and that I loved her.
I thought, "She is me. She's mine."
I think it's great here.
But then I didn't get it, and I got extremely upset.
So I thought it wasn't meant to be.
"I'll just move on and continue my life here in Barcelona."
Then, three months later, the producer called in a panic and said,
"Hi. What are you doing? Can you come to Sweden?"
And now I'm here.
And it's the best decision I've made in my life.
Whoa!
Do that again.
You knew the first…
♪ We're all in this together ♪
-You do it like this. -♪ You are the music in me ♪
That's right.
Hi. This is fun.
We are doing a documentary about Young Royals.
Who can do it better?
Me or you?
That's cool.
Yeah.
This is what you do when you shoot study scenes.
You don't just sit around.
You work hard here.
Today we're filming a scene where August,
who promised to absolutely not talk to Wille or Simon,
can't resist asking Simon how he's doing.
The result is that Wille flips out at August,
and they end up in a small, I suppose you can say, fight
inside the library.
Because we've been doing this for so long
and we've done three seasons now,
we know these characters incredibly, incredibly well.
-Back up a few steps. -Yep.
I live with this character in a way now that's fascinating.
He kind of lives under my skin,
and he probably will for quite a long time.
Set!
And action!
In Royals, we do a lot of improvisation
to make it feel authentic.
Because this is how you talk when you're 16 years old.
Take down that big sign.
Omar!
I know how Simon would say things.
-Omar. -Start again.
It might not be in the script. I know where I'm going.
I know roughly what he says.
I go with that. Then it just comes out.
I could test pushing it a bit more, maybe.
In season one, I did a big mapping out
of who Wilhelm was and is, what his dreams are.
And that gets bigger as we go on.
I was 17, and Rojda came, took me by the hand,
and showed me what it means to be brave.
She created a totally safe environment because all the actors were so different
in terms of experience.
I had to gain their trust so they could dare to open up to me.
In season one, Wille and August are peeing.
I wanted them to connect to each other emotionally,
but we didn't quite get there.
We broke for a few minutes, and Malte came up to me and said,
"You know, sometimes when I'm frustrated, I just scream."
And I was like, "Yes."
I said, "Let's try it. We don't have to use it."
And that's exactly what we used.
That was his impulse.
I really think that kind of thing made you go like,
"Wow. I can come up with something and contribute something real somehow."
But it was also freedom and a sense of trust.
Because we were also quite young.
And she still respected us in that way.
Sometimes I throw things in.
It could be a line or a random action.
Sometimes it's like, "Yes! There's Wilhelm."
It's pretty cool when you do that.
That's nice. When you stand there, looking at him before you get going.
DIRECTOR
You want that?
Yes, that was nice when I looked at it.
All right.
Quiet on set! Rolling!
The most Method I do is create playlists for all the characters I play.
Regardless of the project.
So now Wilhem has three playlists.
They're quite different from each other.
You can listen to them and see how he's changed from season to season.
You are not the king yet.
-Cut! -Badass!
That was nice.
All right.
-We're reading the last episode now. -Let's go, then.
-Shit. I'm nervous. -The last.
I haven't read the fifth. I have to read it now.
We're reading through the last episode now.
I do have my suspicions.
I know what I hope will happen.
But then, you never know what that little trickster will come up with.
It's very exciting to see what the actors say when they read it.
If something feels off, that's when it'll come out.
They care about their characters
and want things to turn out as well as possible for them.
So of course, they were nervous.
-It's exciting to see what happens. -Yeah.
-I'm a bit nervous. -Yeah. I'm a little nervous too.
-Come on. -We're ready.
Yeah.
-Should we start? -Yes. Everyone's here.
Okay, guys.
Now we're going to read the final episode ever of Young Royals.
A little recap.
Simon has somehow retreated into himself after the stone came through the window.
He has kind of accepted these new conditions,
that he must step back to avoid unnecessary danger
to himself or his family.
And at the end of episode five, they basically break up.
Meanwhile, at school, the third years have regained their privileges.
So they'll have their student dinner at the school
and are really excited about that.
At the same time, August thinks that Sara's come back
and that there's a chance for them.
And Felice has finally started to say hi to Sara
when the others aren't really looking.
Okay.
Let's go.
First page.
Okay.
So, I feel huge pressure to finish this
in the most wonderful and amazing and the most heartbreaking way possible.
"Fredrika saw you with August."
-"What?" -"At the dinner. You were making out."
If they don't believe anything I've written,
it's going to feel pretty tough.
The ending is absolutely the most important part.
They should feel like, "Wow!"
"I got an ending with my character with this moment."
"No, August."
"You and me, it's over."
"I can't stop feeling what I feel for you."
"Sara kisses him softly. A farewell kiss."
Damn!
"This feels more like a funeral than a graduation."
I had really decided that I wouldn't be moved
or get nostalgic or start crying.
But when I hear their voices reading the story that we fought so hard to tell…
"I don't mean to upset you, Mom."
-"That's the last thing I want." -Sorry.
At that point, I was very moved.
Uh, "Exterior…"
It was an immediate reaction to everything we've been through.
"Instead of the old classic, some start singing Simon's song."
"Some confusion before everybody joins in."
"Wille looks over at Simon."
"Simon is moved."
"What he's done has meant something to the students here."
How will Wille handle the dilemma he's faced with?
Which is, "Can I be both the crown prince and have a boyfriend?"
"Can I be free but still be in this role?"
And what we're saying is that it actually doesn't work.
"It's just handed to us. No one has chosen."
"Not the people. Not you. Not me. None of us."
"In the back seat, Wille looks at Simon and takes his hand."
"Simon rolls down the window. The wind blows through their hair."
"Simon starts singing along."
"Felice and Sara join in."
"Wille is enjoying the moment,
looks at Simon, then straight ahead, into the camera."
"And then he looks away."
Yes. The heroes.
That's how we say goodbye to everyone.
I think it's a really dignified ending.
It feels good for everyone.
One thing I really like about this whole ending
is how he talks to his mom about not having a choice.
And it says so much about people
who are just themselves.
Who don't choose, but just are…
I don't know.
It felt like it said so much more than he shouldn't be a prince.
It was much broader than that.
That's where we've been heading all along.
It's nice with the gaze, the last one, that he looks away.
Yeah, I was thinking that we need to do something else with the gaze.
Of course, we can end on a gaze straight into the camera as well.
But there's something about just being in the moment with them.
Hmm.
We've built a series where many of you have invested a lot in these characters,
and I know that in this season
a lot happens that challenges who they really are.
And that may take away some of the good image
that some of the characters have gotten.
We leave them in a place that is still calm…
God. It sounds like they're dying, but they can rest in peace.
The saddest one is actually August.
-Yeah, but… -It's so damn sad.
I'm not going to feel great in that position.
-But… that's also something. -No.
This is going to be heartbreaking.
You know?
Hope you survive, guys.
Just saying.
-That was awesome. -You guys are the best.
At one point before the ending, just in the middle,
I felt like a lump in my throat.
I was like, "No, I shouldn't. I shouldn't."
Then the end came, and I was just,
"I will."
♪ We can get a croissant In the South of France ♪
♪ Yeah, we could get away For the weekend ♪
♪ We could do a little dance Out in the Hamptons ♪
♪ Go to bed late and sleep ♪
The downside to rehearsing is you get exhausted,
but the best things come during the rehearsals.
Yeah.
So now we only have crap left.
Hey! Stop it!
♪ See you coming closer ♪
♪ Move it on top ♪
♪ I'm a bitch, I'm a boss ♪
-♪ I'm a bitch, I'm a boss ♪ -Kiss, kiss.
Bye-bye!
She's back. Sara's first day at school.
Okay. Let's try the marks.
I was thinking about the fact that I'm never going to see Sara
or these characters again.
So that was a really sad realization.
I guess I've been in denial that it's the end, so…
I'll be incredibly sad on the last day.
I'll come here.
When you hear them, go to your mark.
You can say it on the way.
DIRECTOR
-So you don't say it over there. -Yeah.
When Vincent looks up at you, you start walking.
-Okay. -So he gives you your cue.
Got it.
She's not in the first two episodes as much.
And that was, of course, disappointing at first.
Because I want to be in it as much as possible for the final season.
But now, I'm just so happy about it
because it builds up incredibly well for when Sara does come back to school.
The Nationals is a totally exhausting day.
August has been one of my favorite characters.
Let's listen.
What will happen with August afterwards?
-They're not saying anything. -Now we need our actors in place.
Am I needed? I'm not in the shot, right? No.
I want to think that it goes well for him.
That he pulls himself together and talks to a psychologist.
I would like him to do that.
I don't know if I can do this.
Come on.
It'll be okay.
-Yeah. -You good?
Some acting.
Scene 406, slate 719, take one.
Shoud I start on "action"?
No? Okay.
And action!
Like this.
Almost.
Edvin's trying to impress, and he hits the ball right in the woods.
In the woods?
Edvin?
Yes?
Hair dyeing!
-What? -Hair dyeing!
-Dye my hair? -Yeah!
-Okay! -You're dyeing your hair?
Yep.
Right, girls. Thanks for a good game.
-It was nice to leave the kids a while. -Yes.
Mwah, mwah.
-See you Sunday. -Yes, darling.
Mwah, mwah.
You have fun.
Coming to the sewing circle?
-Yeah, of course. -Lovely.
-Great. -Kisses.
I'll leave my racket here. Is that okay?
Yeah, no one's using these till tomorrow.
It was exactly like this in 2008.
How do you think it was for me in Torekov, summer of '06?
-Huh? Statute of limitations! -Let him go.
-2008, that's years ago. -Let's keep playing.
You bitch.
Have fun.
-I want a divorce. -Jeez.
Damn you!
You're bad at padel tennis too!
-What are you up to? -Dyeing my hair.
I can see that. But why?
He's getting a bit too blond.
-What? Naturally blond? -Mm-hmm.
-I've always dyed my hair, Omar. -Oh.
-Since season one. -Mm.
-You didn't know? -I haven't thought about it.
-Are you blonder? Really? -Yeah.
-He had really… -But your eyebrows aren't that blond.
They're as dark as mine.
I had a period when I colored them a lot. I think that's why.
-What? Shit. That's crazy. -There's a lot you don't know about me.
-Ah, you're a big fake. -You've got stylish glasses.
-Thank you. -Sure.
-Thank you too. -Well, they're really crooked.
I took them from Evelina.
When are you due on set? Not for a while, right?
Not until after lunch. Same as you.
We're doing two scenes this afternoon, right?
Yep.
-Yep? -Mm.
Why do you trust me to know all of this?
I mean, I do. But why do you trust me to?
Because you're an actor.
Aren't you?
Sometimes.
Simon and Wilhelm are talking about the monarchy.
And if Simon is against the monarchy.
And what Wilhelm thinks is good about the monarchy.
And they've never talked about anything that serious before.
It's a very clear scene showing the difference between them.
Absolutely.
Class…
But somehow, they understand each other.
Yeah, exactly. That's what defines the whole series.
-Can they be together? -Yeah.
We don't exactly read the script word for word
because it can sound…
…very scripted sometimes.
So we work a lot on saying it how we ourselves would say it.
Okay, shall we try it? Read it.
You begin with, "Hey. I feel that…"
Wait. This is a completely different scene.
-Hmm? -Are we doing this one as well?
-We have two today? -Mm.
-I was thinking about the other one. -Mm.
-I haven't really studied that one. -You know the other one?
-Try the other one. -Okay.
You didn't answer Vincent's question.
Are you against the monarchy?
Um…
Well, I'm not…
a monarchist or whatever the hell it's called.
-Royalist. -Royalist.
-Is that there? -Yeah.
Yeah. I mean, I'm not exactly a royalist.
So you wanna overthrow me?
-"So you want…" -"To overthrow me."
"Support me."
-You say that? -Yeah.
"You want to support me"? I don't remember that.
-No, "throw." -"Overthrow"?
-Yeah. -Yeah.
I can't remember.
"I can like you and be against the system."
That's right. I can like you and be against the system.
I know what I'm saying after this, but I'm not exactly sure how to say it.
But it's something along the lines of,
"But it doesn't need to be someone born into it."
No? Fuck.
-I don't remember what's next. -"It unites the people." Like…
That's it. Fuck.
"Unites the people." That sounds like Jan-Olof.
I'm just saying that I can see how it makes you feel.
That's my last line.
You never answered Vincent's question.
I'm not really a royalist.
♪ Start it up ♪
Rebecka, is my hair a bit wide? You know?
-My hair is wide too. -It's perfect.
-It's square. -Yeah.
Yeah. Very wide.
But my hair feels wide today. I can't explain it any other way.
It's a bit
like this.
But it's supposed to be like that.
-Hi, honey. -Yeah, my dear?
-Right? Do we start with that? -Yeah.
-Hmm. -Do that.
-Let's see. -Yeah.
Is your hair a bit browner?
They just dyed it.
-Yes. -Yep.
-It is. -Yeah.
And I'm the one doing it every time.
Slate 73, take two.
No.
Come on, please.
Damn it.
Hell.
Where you gonna put it?
Stay there, where you belong, Prince.
-Damn it. -Your suit.
Here.
Whoopsie-daisy.
Cut!
Stay and say it, and then fumble afterwards.
-So it's not in the middle of it. -No.
It's not the line that makes you collide. It's you looking at each other.
Are you really over me?
What the hell do you think?
I think that Omar and I have grown alongside Simon and Wilhelm.
If you compare how we approach intimate scenes today
with how we did it in the first season,
it's really two completely different things.
The first time was really weird
because we didn't know each other that well.
We had to enter into this world
where we had to be intimate with each other.
We were both really nervous.
It was awkward.
I almost had a panic attack the first time we were standing there,
knowing that we were gonna kiss.
It was so weird.
But it got easier and easier.
Season two was difficult 'cause we had done it once.
Then a long time had passed, and we became really close friends.
But we had to go back to being intimate and having that special chemistry again.
It was strange 'cause we were really pals.
But in season three, it feels really relaxed.
Something super, super special and unique for me in the series?
-The moments they have of touch. -Yeah.
The intimacy that they built,
when I was watching the show, I felt like I was there
and I was falling in love.
Like, my stomach would twist.
I would… They'd touch, and I would like, "Aah!"
-Or the way that they look at each other. -Look at each other.
All of that makes it super special, for sure.
-Mm. -Yeah, yeah.
Quiet on set. Rolling.
Some scenes can require more choreography than others.
Have we said "action"?
And action!
Everything you see in that scene was choreographed.
We know where to stop. Which wall.
Which items of clothing to take off, how we continue walking.
The next wall. Stopping there. Then we walk, open the door, walk in.
That scene was really hard.
We clashed teeth once, like…
And then, "Ah, fuck!"
And then you just carry on.
So a scene like that is really difficult compared to a kissing scene,
where we just kiss each other.
So
it really depends.
Were you recognized a lot when out in New York?
Yeah.
Yeah!
-Weird. -It's so crazy.
-In Times Square, for example. -What?
I'll pull up a clip.
This one…
This was one of the few times
when I really felt a concrete example of people watching.
Hmm.
Oh my God!
Oh my God! Oh my God!
-Oh my God! -Oh shit!
Did you think it was scary or just fun?
No, it was a bit uncomfortable.
It was like being thrown into a world that I've only seen from a distance.
I get it.
-It feels like a fever dream. -Yeah?
All right, guys.
I was lucky to have Omar there. We were lucky to have each other.
'Cause if I was on my own, I probably would've collapsed.
Bye, guys!
Wow, how crazy that this is happening
and that it was in the USA.
There were like 300 people screaming our names outside Jimmy Fallon.
And there was paparazzi and guards.
It was like, "Wow. What is happening?"
It was a crazy experience.
This is how nervous we were. Here's Omar trying to paint his nails.
That's so funny.
That's so fuckin' funny.
Okay, focus.
All of the people I admire sat on that couch.
It was so surreal.
Then when we were leaving,
there were eight bodyguards ushering us through a sea of people.
Of course it was a lot of fun,
but… it was scary.
I don't think I understood what was happening until…
-Until… -Until you saw pictures?
Yeah.
There's a funny… Oh. Here it is.
That's crazy.
This is what I looked like when I left.
-I look terrified. -Yeah, but happy.
But, like…
-That's your first paparazzi… -Yeah.
-Yeah, it is. -Yeah, it actually is. That's funny.
I don't know if people realize it,
but it's so rare to meet a group of people that you can have so much fun with.
All of us clicked in season one.
And we hadn't experienced a lot then.
Why are there so many mosquitos?
In three years, I've never seen this many mosquitos.
You're never here in the summer.
This is really the most important scene we're going to do.
The final scene in the whole series.
Wille abandons the crown, and then he runs towards Simon
and tells him he's quit.
-Simon has never been the problem. -No.
-It's this role. It's this system. -The role.
-Exactly. -It's always been like that.
-Right. -Not, "It's always been like that."
DIRECTOR
-Then I think it's about the system. -No, right.
-"It's been that all along. The problem." -Yeah.
This is the buildup of three seasons,
that he gets to this endpoint.
A total realization that, "I'm not going to do this."
"Lock up your sons tonight, buddy."
"Here are the girls from the science study."
It's kind of funny.
But what about the boys?
Quiet, rolling!
-Quiet, please! -Slate 885. Okay.
Go ahead. Begin.
It's not about Simon. It's this role.
It's always been this role that's been the problem.
-Is it okay if I turn away? -Yes, we can see him there.
-Yeah. Yeah. -You're just, "And I'm there."
Everything becomes obvious, and then everything just falls into place.
Yeah, it's like… That's right.
It's such a crazy, crazy ending.
What if I don't want it?
-Please, not today. -I don't want to make you upset, Mom. I'm…
That's the last thing I want.
Cut. Oh, that's nice.
-Thank you. -Bravo.
That looks great.
High knees, high knees,
High knees. And touch the ground.
-Touch the ground. -Start the lawnmower.
We're discussing how long we should wait
after we've filmed Young Royals…
Whoops.
How long we should wait to shoot something together again.
Are we going to play enemies or not enemies?
Yeah. 100% enemies.
Awesome.
The viewers will think that everything is going to hell.
Spoiler.
-Haven't you read it? -Yes.
-We're joking. -Right.
"And scene."
-No, I'm kidding. -I can't be in this scene.
I don't wanna know what happens to them.
-Fuck. -Yeah. Come on, please…
Look into the camera. It's like that now.
That's nice.
-Then you have differences. -No, wait.
-Like this. I'll hug you like this. -Okay.
-Should we go? -Yes.
This is the last time we see Wille and Simon kiss each other
after going through hell for three seasons.
And when we stand out there on that beautiful road,
and summer is just vibrating around us,
and everyone knows that this is one of the final images for the series,
it becomes very powerful.
And action!
Are you sure you're over me?
What the hell do you think?
Keep going.
You coming with us?
Yeah.
Cut!
So damn beautiful. Oh, you're great.
-Was it okay? -Cut it out. It's so great.
Thanks for today, everyone.
Mm.
This is fuckin' crazy.
I'm sad for real.
Goodbye. Go away!
You have no comments on the… the… the subject?
-No. -None at all?
-I don't know the fucking subject. -But, sir.
Sir, we've been searching for you for some time now.
-Nah, this interview's fuckin' over. -Okay.
Awkward.
It's not easy sometimes.
Goodbye, my people!
♪ Serve, serve ♪
♪ I give it a serve ♪
♪ Serve, serve ♪
This is good. Okay, tricks now. No!
Damn!
-Oh, shit! -You okay?
Stop it! It's murder!
Oh my God!
It'll run out.
Ha! Not me.
Welcome back to another day at Young Royals.
THE FINAL DAY OF FILMING
They're tearing everything down.
Sad to see.
It's actually coming to an end.
-Cut! -Cut! Thank you!
It was such a cool scene to end with.
-Yeah, it did. -That they're in love again.
Like they were in season one, when they were like this…
Ah.
With those puppy eyes.
You think that they'll end up together,
but they won't.
So that's gotta be the feeling.
That's the good note we're ending on.
Friendship prevails, and then you realize that it's those four.
And now they're leaving.
I'm not really driving.
But I've insisted that I should be in the car
because I don't want to sit here alone when we say goodbye.
No.
Whoo! Whoo.
So I'm gonna hide in the car.
I'm just trying to hold back the tears now.
We're gonna do the last thing you'll all see of Young Royals
on screen in the series.
The very, very, very end.
That's what we're doing now.
Mind your head.
Don't hit it!
There's another one. Watch out!
There are lots of wasps!
Right. Let's get the final shot of the series.
-I'm not in the first shot? -No.
Nice. Nice. Nice.
So, you know.
Bye.
It's coming back.
And action.
Cut. Awesome.
Nice. In the can.
We just filmed the absolute last shot of Young Royals.
Can you believe how crazy that is?
Nice.
We're going to complete the running scene
that we filmed about a week ago.
But it's also Frida and Nikita's final scene.
Hey, hey!
Hey.
She doesn't have her license, so she can't drive.
Now our other Sara gets to drive the car.
-Jennifer! -Aka, Jennifer.
After this, we're going to film the scene at the beach.
That's the last thing we'll do.
Then we're… we're free.
Do I shout along the way?
-Like I did before? -As many times as you like.
Simon, Simon, Simon, Simon!
Quiet! Rolling! Camera!
We're waiting for the sun,
if anyone's wondering what we're doing right now.
You say goodbye to the characters and everything about them.
Ready?
Yep!
But I'm very happy about it too
because now these characters can live their lives on their own.
And it doesn't have to be so incredibly dramatic.
-Yes! -And action!
Simon!
But…
it's sad.
-It's really sad. -Simon…
Because I won't get to be Sara anymore, and I love Sara.
Cut. That's in the can.
Thank you so much.
They're waiting for us over there.
So strange. So goddamn weird.
Aww!
You're all so awesome.
Absolutely incredible.
Look. What's this?
A souvenir.
I love you.
You're so wonderful, you know that?
It's a beautiful ending. We're leaving them with dignity.
But it's also very sad.
It's three years that you've spent with someone.
It's meant a lot.
To be the one that I know would have meant a lot to me
as a young person with autism.
Yeah.
To see someone…
…with autism play that role.
Now it's over, and we know this is how we leave them.
This is it.
It's a strange feeling, but it's beautiful at the same time.
It feels like a bad movie that we have to finish in this beautiful setting.
-Yes. -Mm.
-A bit cheesy, you mean? -Yeah. It's so damn cheesy.
-It's really beautiful. -Yeah.
And you're sad and happy.
-Yeah. -Yes.
-Mixed feelings. -Mixed feelings. Exactly.
I'm afraid of what will happen when I do take it all in.
Now I'm putting pressure on myself to hold it together when it finally ends.
-It's not good. -No.
Not good. I don't know what to do.
-We have to get back to work now. -Get to work.
I'm gonna be very sad now.
It just hit me that this is gonna end.
-How do we put them? -Here you go.
Damn it.
Young Royals has changed my entire life
in a way that's completely insane.
Okay. Let's go through it again.
And then the fairy tale finally ends.
Hey.
Come here. This is your place.
I'm not as sure how things will be after this
as I was when I heard about this for the first time.
I knew how good this could be.
I have no idea how things will turn out after this.
No idea.
This is the last part of the scene.
-You just want me to break down again. -No.
I've learned what works.
-Yeah. -One last bit of dialogue.
Who starts?
Maybe it doesn't matter.
It's nice if you do it. Then he can do it later.
It's good that it's only three seasons
because it tells such a small part of their story.
A part where so much stuff happens.
Do you just want to do a run and see what happens?
-Mm-hmm. -Yeah?
He's changed my life.
The show has changed my life.
I have to let go of Wilhelm, but he'll always be there.
And action.
How the hell can it be over between us?
Can't we just keep on fighting?
Wille…
It's not over for Wilhelm.
He doesn't die when we cut to black.
Their life carries on.
It's just that the audience no longer gets to see it.
Cut.
Damn, that was good.
Insane. Ah!
Amazing take.
You guys are absolutely incredible.
Do I look fucked up?
It's because I am.
Great work, everybody.
We are done with this scene.
We are done with 647.
Thank you, everybody.
For the final scene, we'll change location.
Somewhere here is the first stumble.
What could it be? Max, six takes?
I don't think so, but…
Two takes?
Yeah. Maybe in each direction.
-So maybe four takes. -Allegedly.
If we're lucky and it all goes well, maybe five, six?
Then we're completely done.
Let's get ready, everyone! Everyone, in position.
Quiet on set!
Rolling, please.
Camera.
1151, take one.
♪ Days behind us, years gone by ♪
♪ They say all wounds Will heal with time ♪
And action.
♪ I got hurt, I lost myself ♪
♪ I was lost before I found my way ♪
♪ What we had and who we were ♪
♪ I can't forget all the good we shared ♪
I really am going to miss Young Royals.
A lot.
But now they have to do their thing and be left alone with each other.
♪ We were tested, we have fought ♪
It's a wrap!
♪ But what we were, we'll never forget ♪
♪ In the end, we may part ways… ♪
You guys!
-You're so good. -Did you bring wine?
♪ Something I'll remember all my days ♪
-So lovely. -Beautiful.
♪ What we had, who we were ♪
Completely crazy.
♪ I can't forget All the good we shared ♪
You are awesome. It's been so much fun.
♪ If you ask me about what stayed ♪
This is a lot. Damn it.
♪ Hillerska will never fade ♪
You're awesome.
It was beautiful.
Thank you for watching, and thank you for all the love.
All these years.
See you.
-We love you. -Take care of yourselves.
♪ If you saw me here today ♪
I want to say something
because if I don't, I'll regret it.
It's been three incredible years.
You are amazing, and I love you all.
I'm so happy that I got to share this with you
and work with you.
I've loved it on an artistic and creative level,
but I've also made a damn good friend who's supported me throughout this chaos.
And I'm so grateful for that.
Mm. I'm so grateful for that.