The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals Review

Starring: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Niles Fitch, Isabella Blake-Thomas, Faly Rakotohavana, Olivia Deeble, Skylar Astin, Elodie Young, Greg Bryk

Directed by: Anna Mastro

Written by: Alex Livak, Andrew Green, Austin Winsberg

The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals is a modern family-friendly superhero film by the rising streaming service, Disney Plus. It is based on an original story written by Alex Livak, Andrew Green, and Austin Winsberg, it was also produced in association with Disney Channel.

The story follows Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) a rebellious princess of the fictional European country named Illyria whose older sister was on her way to be coronated. After Sam develops superhuman senses her mother the Queen (Elodie Young) sends her to “Summer School” which really is a top-secret training program for the Secret Society of Second-Born Royals.

There is a royal gene exclusive to second-born royals which allows them to have superpowers and the Secret Society of Second-Born Royals is essentially an organization of royal superheroes. Sam forms special friendships with her fellow royals they must stand united as a powerful opponent.

There Are So Many Things Wrong With The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

This is a movie that very much feels like what would happen if X-Men and Princess Diaries had a baby, the concept itself is interesting and unique however the execution was quite underwhelming. The storyline was vague, the acting ranged from mediocre to terrible, the tone was boring and you can tell that very little effort was put into the production of this film.

The “best” actors were Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Niles Fitch, Elodie Young, and Skylar Astin. There isn’t much to say really because by “best” I honestly mean they did the least overacting, the rest of the cast was awful, but they’re young so I’d like to hope they grow into better actors.

Now on to the setting, this movie takes place in the fictional European Country called Illyria, it may be a good thing it’s fictional because this must be the least European country I have ever seen. I learned this was filmed in Canada and when I did I was not surprised, by the minimal effort that was put into the set design.

If you expect excellent action sequences, amazing fight scenes, and incredible special effects, well you should watch another movie because there is none of that here. All we got was one relatively decent fight scene from Skylar Astin that you may see from a typical CW show and a disappointing anti-climatic battle featuring our young heroes.

The Real Secret Is Whatever Gives Them Powers

As I’ve mentioned earlier there is a gene exclusive to second-born royals that allow them to possess superhuman abilities but the story fails to mention how exactly this “royal superhuman gene” was developed. Were their ancestors experimented on? Were there aliens involved somehow? What’s going on? Unfortunately, those questions were left unanswered and it’s a shame because such crucial details would have given more depth to the storyline or at least made it more interesting.

The Secret Society Of Second-Born Royals Is A Movie That Exists

The most interesting aspect of this film was the idea but the movie was boring, sloppy, and horrible. Yes, it is horrible I tried my utmost best to avoid saying that out of generosity, however, it needed to be said. Sure children may enjoy it, Disney Channel fans and you may find something to like here once you’re capable of shutting your brain down for approximately ninety minutes but I won’t recommend it, the movie is crap and a waste of time.

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