15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)– 2 July 2017 (2017-07-02)
U-Prince is a 2016–2017 Thai television series produced by GMMTV together with Baa-Ram-Ewe. Directed by Chatkaew Susiwa and Kanittha Kwanyu, it is a twelve-season series based from Jamsai's novels on twelve stories of men coming from twelve different faculties of a university. Every season features a couple together with some of the recurring characters in the story.
Starting with a behind the scenes special episode on 15 May 2016, the series officially premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV on 22 May 2016, airing on Sundays at 20:00 ICT (later, at 20:30 ICT on 4 June 2017 and onwards) and 22:00 ICT (later, at 22:30 ICT on 4 June 2017 and onwards), respectively. The series concluded on 2 July 2017.
Synopsis
U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy (season 1)
Bad boy Sibtis is a charming cowboy from the Faculty of Agriculture. He is Prikkang's first love, and she his. However, she has evolved into a grounded young woman who detests egotistical and conceited individuals. They get off to a bad start when they reunite. He attempts to win her over by taking her icy attitude as a challenge.
U-Prince: The Gentle Vet (season 2)
At the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Thesis is a second-year student. He encounters Suaysai, a girl who is terrified of rainy days. They develop a tight bond and become best friends. However, everything is complicated by Suaysai's phobia of the rain. Thus, even if Suaysai is harmed and they are split apart, Thesis chooses to shield her from everything she fears.
U-Prince: The Lovely Geologist (season 3)
T-Rex attends the Faculty of Science and is majoring in geology. He has a reputation for being an avid dinosaur enthusiast. He falls in love with a girl one day and makes the decision to follow her relentlessly, especially after learning that she is being mistreated by her boyfriend.
U-Prince: The Badass Baker (season 4)
Dash, a gifted chef and student at the Faculty of Culinary Arts, is in need of a new residence. On one condition, his pal T-Rex assists him in finding a new flat and roommate. Rene, a free-spirited girl who studies at the Faculty of Arts and writes novels, is that roommate. As they spend more time together, their initial lack of compatibility changes.
U-Prince: The Absolute Economist (season 5)
Frugal and lonely, Teddy meets flighty Chompink as she tries to embezzle school funds. He feels repulsed. However, as time goes on, he starts to understand that love is more significant than money. They will have to overcome numerous challenges in order to be together, despite all the love he feels.
U-Prince: The Foxy Pilot (season 6)
Hawk is a cranky student from the Faculty of Engineering studying aviation. He rarely shows emotion and is aloof. The owner of Palmer Airlines asks Hawk to become friends with his pampered daughter, the starlet Aurora, during his interview. She expects to be referred to as "Princess" and is conceited. However, she is also incredibly lonely and often hides her actual emotions beneath a grin.
U-Prince: The Playful Comm-Arts (season 7)
Sung dreams of making Kirun, from the comm-arts department, her boyfriend. Until one day, Sung was hit by a tricycle and made a promise with the god of death. The god of death sent her back to the mortal world and gave her some kind of divine power. But for some reason, every time she has physical contact with Kirun, Sung goes into trance.
U-Prince: The Extroverted Humanist (season 8)
Kiryu, a second-year student at the Faculty of Humanities, is gregarious and amiable. His junior, Pinyin, who moved from China, piques his curiosity. She has the exact opposite personality, though, being shy, apprehensive, introverted, and friendless. Pinyin initially finds Kiryu's intrusion to be too much to handle, but they gradually begin to fall in love.
U-Prince: The Single Lawyer (season 9)
The first student to receive all As in the Faculty of Law in the past ten years is Firstclass. The fact that collecting watches and clocks is one of his hobbies shows how serious and strict he is about being on time. Minute is a conceited, pampered, wealthy girl whose life falls apart when her family declares bankruptcy. She poses as the girlfriend of Firstclass's homosexual brother in order to survive. To live in their flat, she receives a monthly stipend. Nevertheless, it appears that Minute and Firstclass can't tolerate each other's company without fighting.
U-Prince: The Crazy Artist (season 10)
Theo, Melbe's lover, dumps her. She meets Hippy, the singer of a rock band, that same day. He wants her Beatles t-shirt, but he has to act like he's her boyfriend for five days in order to get it.
U-Prince: The Badly Politics (season 11)
Cherrymilk, a young fashion enthusiast, is compelled by her father's decree to pursue a degree in political science. Her father disciplined her when she was required to do an assignment by her teacher during class. She searches for Survey, a young man who is the only one with the answer to all of her issues, in order to survive. She eventually falls in love, but she finds out that he's getting married soon.
U-Prince: The Ambitious Boss (season 12)
The daughter of a Mafia boss, Mantou, hopes to marry the man she was betrothed to as a child after high school, but he has other plans, so her parents try to set up another marriage, this time to a man who is the son of another Mafia boss. At first, Mantou declines because she doesn't feel anything for Brian, not realizing that he has had a crush on her since they were young, but Brian tries to win her heart amid the ensuing jealousy, miscommunications, and potentially destructive conflict between Thailand's three main Mafia families.
In early 2016, GMMTV hosted the Finding U-Prince Project, an online contest to recruit actors for the said television series. The results were announced on 3 April 2016 at the Eden Square, CentralWorld.
