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Kings (2009)

Kings poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A modern day king rules a kingdom that looks like contemporary America. A young man rises from obscurity to become a hero and challenges the king's power.

dramaticbiblical-inspiredmodern-setpoliticalambitiousslow-burnthoughtfulserious

What happens

Kings is an American drama television series created by Michael Green which aired on NBC from March 15 to July 25, 2009. The series' narrative is loosely based on the biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States. Advance showings received mostly positive critical reviews. The Sunday, March 15, 2009, premiere placed fourth in network television ratings for that evening. After four episodes aired, NBC moved it to a Saturday slot, but only showed one more episode before pulling the series until summer. The remaining seven episodes aired on Saturdays in June and July. However, the network cancelled Kings after failing to find a sufficient audience. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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