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The Letter for the King Cast Reveal Their Ideal Epic Adventure

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Netflix's "The Letter for the King" is a 6-episode coming-of-age fantasy series that follows the epic adventures of a young squire determined to deliver -- you guessed it! -- a letter to the king! The show boasts a host of rising young talent from all over the globe, including Amir Wilson, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Gijs Blom, and Thaddea Graham! Young Hollywood catches up with this fearsome foursome where we find out more about their experience on this production and other behind the scenes secrets by challenging them to interview each other! Find out who the prankster was on set, who was most likely to break into laughter during a serious scene, and who you could most often spot at the craft services table, plus the actors reveal what show they'd love to do a crossover episode with and who they would love to have as a guest star on the series!

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The Letter

Hello, we're the cast of Letter for the King and we're with Young Hollywood today interviewing ourselves.

Young Hollywood

Good, and you?

The Letter

Good.

Young Hollywood

Okay, cool.

The Letter

We start.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so Mae Wilson. Who's most likely to break into laughter during a serious scene?

The Letter

Me. Definitely her. Yeah. Yeah. There's, yeah, there's uh, many shots of me laughing during serious moments.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Who's who's going next?

The Letter

Go on, ask. Let's see. Ah, Ruby. Hmm. Um. Who's most likely to pull a prank on set?

The Letter

You. And me, and me. 100%. Don't Yeah, actually, pretty. No. Yeah, actually. You like his guys. Oh, Nathaniel, Nathaniel loves to sing on set. Yeah. Yeah, singing Bohemian Rhapsody, yeah. Bohemian Rhapsody came out. Nathaniel saw it and just didn't stop singing Bohemian Rhapsody. Yeah. It was so annoying. There's like you guys also thought that Bohemian Rhapsody was called Bohemian Rhapsody. Yeah, I didn't think that. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Young Hollywood

Mae Wilson. Oh. Who's most likely to be found at craft services?

The Letter

At craft services? Like the food table. Oh, craft. Oh, um. Um. Who's most likely to be found at the um. My mom. My mom. My mom. My mom's most likely to be found. Me or No. Uh, Islam. Islam will be there. He loves the coffee, doesn't he? Yeah, Islam loves the coffee. Um, trying to think who else. Um, Yorick. Yorick's always at the craft. He's a king for your family. He's the king. Yorick.

Young Hollywood

Start here, girl. Uh, for me, uh, what is your ideal epic adventure?

The Letter

Um. This one. There you go. No, that that is pretty. This is a pretty epic adventure. Um. Uh, any anything outdoors and on a horse. So yeah, actually this. This is probably my ideal adventure.

Young Hollywood

Okay, It's like a, look. Yeah. Ruby? Yeah. If you could merge your show with another show for a crossover episode, what show would it be?

The Letter

Oh. Family Guy. Family Guy. Oh, yeah, cuz imagine you're animated in a hoodie. Peter. Oh, that would be quite good. Stewie and to and to living in the letter. No. Yeah. There was your question. I stole that for you. It's alright, you gave a good answer. Go. Um. Start here. Ruby. What was the funniest thing that happened on set?

The Letter

Okay, so the ones that we we were in Prague, we're we're training on the horses and you wear a body protector that is basically, uh, attached to your saddle. So if you fall off, it's like a gas canister inside that inflates the the jacket so you don't get hurt. So Jack was like riding around, maybe our second lesson. We were like, yeah, we've done this before in New Zealand, we're He was like, I can ride. I don't need this jacket. The horse just takes off around the arena and he flies off and inflates and just like bounces across the floor. So, uh, yeah, that's pretty good. That's that's the story.

Young Hollywood

Should I ask? Heist. Oh, you're right, it did. Did they spell it on you? Oh, they did spell it right. If you didn't have any celeb guest star in the show, who would it be?

The Letter

For Jamie Oliver. For Jamie Oliver. I would love for Jamie Oliver. Like if he would have had a cameo at the banquet hall just making all the food and back, I would have loved that one. Yeah. Yeah, Jamie Oliver. Jamie Oliver. I think it's perfect.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Yes. Gonna be Rachel. No. Hi. Okay, cool. So can you reveal any onset secrets?

The Letter

Oh yeah. Uh, no, because I I I don't know your guys' secrets because I was on my own the whole time. So all the jokes and all the secrets. I don't know anything about it. I have my own secrets, but I'm never gonna tell those. He was by himself for the whole shoot. Yeah. Kind of. Or I I I did have a scene with you, but yeah, that's still pretty much in your own. No, I don't have it. No secrets, sorry. Thanks so much for watching guys. Please go and watch The Letter for the King. On Netflix. On Netflix.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Amir Wilson

    Cast member, participant in the interview

  • Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

    Cast member, participant in the interview

  • Gijs Blom

    Cast member, participant in the interview

  • Thaddea Graham

    Cast member, participant in the interview

  • Mae Wilson

    Mentioned by Gijs Blom and Ruby Ashbourne Serkis during the interview, likely referring to Ruby

  • Nathaniel

    Mentioned as singing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' on set

  • Yorick

    Mentioned as frequently being at craft services

  • Jack

    Mentioned for a funny incident involving a horse and an inflating body protector

  • Jamie Oliver

    Proposed as an ideal celebrity guest star for the show

  • Rachel

    Mentioned briefly at the end of the interview by Thaddea Graham

  • Peter

    Character from Family Guy, suggested for a crossover

  • Stewie

    Character from Family Guy, suggested for a crossover

FAQ

Who is in the cast of "The Letter for the King"?+
The cast features young talents such as Amir Wilson, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Gijs Blom, and Thaddea Graham.
What is "The Letter for the King" about?+
It is a 6-episode coming-of-age fantasy series on Netflix following a young squire tasked with delivering a letter to the king.
Who was the prankster on the set of "The Letter for the King"?+
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Gijs Blom were identified as being most likely to pull pranks on set.
Who was most likely to be found at craft services on set?+
Yorick and Gijs Blom were mentioned as often being at the craft services table, with Gijs Blom loving the coffee.
Which show did the cast suggest for a crossover episode with "The Letter for the King"?+
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis suggested a crossover episode with "Family Guy."
Who did the cast want as a guest star on "The Letter for the King"?+
Gijs Blom suggested Jamie Oliver to have a cameo at a banquet hall, making food.

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