The Royal (2022): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch The Royal in Persian?

The Royal streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with a Persian dub. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2022 biography film from United States of America. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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The Royal is a 2022 American biographical sports drama tracing the rise and collapse of a Kansas City Royals slugger whose promising career was derailed by addiction.

What is The Royal about?

Directed by Marcel Sarmiento, the film follows Willie Mays Aikens from his early success on the Kansas City Royals through the drug addiction that unraveled his career. Michael Beach, Andrea Navedo, Nic Bishop, Amin Joseph, LisaRaye McCoy, Dallas Dupree Young, Tyler Merritt, and Clark Sarullo make up the cast, playing out a story about how quickly a life built on athletic promise can come apart. The film sits in the biography and sports genres, and it treats its subject's decline as the central drama rather than a footnote to his playing days.

About the cast

The ensemble spans generations of American film and television, with Michael Beach, Andrea Navedo, and Nic Bishop anchoring the drama alongside Amin Joseph, LisaRaye McCoy, Dallas Dupree Young, Tyler Merritt, and Clark Sarullo. Together the cast carries a story rooted in one man's real athletic career and its unraveling.

Context & significance

Baseball biopics rarely dwell on the years after the highlight reel ends, and The Royal positions itself squarely in that harder territory: a former Kansas City Royals player whose talent could not outrun addiction. Coming from director Marcel Sarmiento, the film is a 2022 production out of the United States, built around the sports and biography genres rather than sports triumph alone. Running just under an hour and forty minutes, it keeps its focus tight on one career arc rather than widening into a broader survey of the sport or the era, which suits a story more interested in a personal reckoning than in nostalgia for a pennant race.

Watching The Royal on Ktime

The Royal streams on K-Time with a Persian dub, alongside the original English audio, so viewers can choose either. Watching requires a free K-Time account login; the page itself is open to browse without one. K-Time's Farsi-language interface is built for the Iranian diaspora, making it easy to find English-language sports dramas like this one alongside Persian-language content in one place.

Cast & crew

The Royal is a 2022 biography film from United States of America. It was directed by Marcel Sarmiento. The cast is led by Michael Beach, Andrea Navedo, Nic Bishop. It runs 98 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Marcel Sarmiento

Cast

Michael Beach, Andrea Navedo, Nic Bishop, Amin Joseph, LisaRaye McCoy, Dallas Dupree Young, Tyler Merritt, Clark Sarullo

Country

United States of America

Year

2022

Runtime

98 min

Genre

Biography, Sports

Frequently asked questions

What year was The Royal released?

The Royal is a 2022 release.

Who directed The Royal?

Marcel Sarmiento directed the film.

Is The Royal available with a Persian dub on K-Time?

Yes, it has a Persian-dubbed audio track on K-Time in addition to the original English.

What genre is The Royal?

It is a biography and sports drama about a former Kansas City Royals player.

What year was The Royal made?

The Royal was released in 2022 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.