The Royals Season 2: Amid Massive Backlash & Troll, Will Bhumi Pednekar Return As 'Sophia' In Netflix Show?

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Will Bhumi Pednekar Reprise Her Character In The Royals Season 2: After the first season, filled with drama, glamour, glitz and trolling, The Royals is all set to be back! Starring Ishaan Khatter and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead, the 'Ziddi Rajkumar falling in love with Girlboss Aamkuari' generated a massive buzz after it premiered on Netflix and soon became the center of discussion. While fans drool over Ishaan Khatter and lauded his performance as 'Prince Aviraaj Singh', Bhumi Pednekar got severely trolled for her portrayal of 'Sophia Shekhar'.

Recently, Netflix confirmed the renewal of The Royals for season 2. Ever since then, netizens have been wondering if Bhumi Pednekar will return to The Royals 2 after receiving major flak over her acting.

The Royals Season 2 Confirmed: Here's How Netizens Reacted

Boasting an ensemble cast including names like Ishaan Khatter, Bhumi Pednekar, Vihaan Samat, Nora Fatehi, Sakshi Tanwar, Zeenat Aman, Lisa Mishra and Kavya Trehan among others, the first season of The Royals, consisting of 8 episodes, premiered on Netflix on May 9, 2025. Despite receiving underwhelming reviews, the show trended at #1 on Netflix.

On May 28 (Wednesday), Netflix India officially confirmed The Royals Season 2 with an intriguing post. "Old money, new blood and a new season is in the works 👑🐎
The Royals Season 2 is coming soon, only on Netflix," they captioned it.

Reacting to the announcement, netizens reignited the conversation around Bhumi Pednekar's performance and her 'lips' in the Netflix show.

One of the users commented, "So excited for Bhumi's lip debut part 2 ✨", while another one wrote, "Season 2 without Bhumi? Maybe, a few of us might watch it then." A third user responded, "Please no Bhumi!!"

Will Bhumi Pednekar Return In The Royals Season 2?

As per a Firstpost report, Bhumi Pedenkar is seemingly set to reprise her role as 'Sophia Shekhar' in The Royals Season 2.

A source close to Netflix informed the portal, "The Royals Season 2 promises to be more exciting and interesting than the first, with added drama and intrigue. Bhumi Pednekar is being considered for the role of Sophia Shekhar yet again in the second season. She carries the right elements as the character demands, and we're sure she will pull off the character just perfectly. Considering her chemistry with Ishaan Khatter, we are planning on taking the rapport forward. "