New reality show premieres on May 27, will break at least a dozen hearts

Apr 18, 2014 10:32 GMT  ·  By
Fake Prince Harry and the 12 ladies competing for his affections and his hand in marriage
   Fake Prince Harry and the 12 ladies competing for his affections and his hand in marriage

Fox is taking the concept of a dating reality show and putting a totally new – and rather cruel – spin to it. In I Wanna Marry Harry, which premieres on May 27, 12 single ladies will compete for the affections of none other than Prince Harry.

The catch is, of course, that Harry isn’t Harry. He is actually a regular guy named Matthew Hicks, whose ginger hair and freckles represent the only thing he has in common with the British royal.

And it seems to be enough for the 12 ladies in the competition, as this first trailer embedded below confirms: the moment they see him getting off a helicopter, they go crazy.

The trailer, though short, includes plenty of hilarious scenes, which confirm that Fox went all out to convince the women that they were really duking it out for the chance to marry Britain’s most eligible bachelor, from the fake security alert to the fancy dinner party they’re all invited to.

I won’t even get into where Fox found 12 women who had no idea what Harry looked like yet knew he was a Prince, or how they could imagine the real Harry would turn to a reality show to find his true love. Because, honestly, this looks like a lot of fun – the guilty type, but fun nonetheless.

Check it out.