Twitter Slams HBO Max's 'The Prince' For Allegedly 'Lampooning' Prince George: 'Leave Kids Alone'

Prince George got the support of the netizens who were irked after HBO Max released the trailer for its animated parody sitcom "The Prince."

Prince William and Kate Middleton's eldest son, Prince George, is the protagonist in "The Prince." The network released a surprise trailer Wednesday for the parody sitcom, but it raised eyebrows for its inappropriate and disrespectful take on the 8-year-old royal.

In the two-minute trailer, the fictitious Prince George behaves rudely. In one scene he says, "Excuse me, do you have any tea that doesn't taste like a piss?" In another scene, Prince Louis enters and asks for tea, drinks it and smashes the cup. "Okay, that kid freaks me out," Prince George says after seeing what happened.

In yet another scene, Prince George's character tells his valet, "Your life is a low bar." Several netizens didn’t like the way Prince George was presented in the parody series and they criticized HBO Max for allowing it.

"I suppose it goes with the territory and the royals tend to believe in artistic freedom. But lampooning a little boy will not go down well with some. Would a US company commission a similar series about a US president’s child?" royal correspondent Richard Palmer tweeted.

"I’m with you Rich. I never really ‘got’ the Instagram account either. I found it quite uncomfortable. I’m all for satire. The Windsors is very funny - sometimes a bit close to the mark and verging on the cruel, but clearly exaggerated for comedy reasons. Kids? No, thanks," Daily Mail's royal correspondent Rebecca English commented.

"Prince George is 8, a literal child. Are there really no more moral boundaries when it comes to this sought of nonsense? Leave the kid alone! #PrinceGeorge #HBOMax," another user added.

Royal correspondent Omid Scobie also disagreed with the way the show protrayed the 8-year-old royal. "Don’t particularly agree with parodying children but guessing I’m in the minority as @hbomax’s no-f--ks-given series #ThePrince hits the streamer tomorrow. Thoughts?" he tweeted.

Scobie's comment section was turned off but many reached out to him and agreed with him. He shared some of the messages he received from other netizens in another tweet.

"Royals have been parodied on dozens of shows over the years (Spitting Image, The Windsors, SNL etc) but this is the first time I can recall children being targeted. It may be 'comedy' but it comes across as creepy and borderline-bullying. Seems like many of you feel the same," he added.

Despite the heavy criticisms, some still support HBO Max for the show because they found the trailer hilarious.

"Ha ha ha this show is great! So let me ask this question. Did it bother you when the show's creator used george to mock and ridicule Meghan and Archie? This is how karma work bit@$es! Now its biting you in the area and you don't like the shoe being on the other foot?" one commented.

"Its pretty funny," another added.

"OMG. ‘The Prince’ on HBO is hilarious," a third user wrote with rolling on the floor laughing emoji.

The controversial show was created by Gary Janetti, who also voiced Prince George's character in it. Janetti was criticized in 2018 for using Prince George memes in criticizing Meghan Markle ahead of her royal wedding to Prince Harry.

Janetti's "The Prince" streams on HBO Max Thursday.