Network: NBC
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: March 15, 2009 – July 25, 2009
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Dylan Baker, Susanna Thompson, Eamonn Walker, Michael Patrick Crane, Allison Miller, Sebastian Stan, Jason Antoon, Joel Garland, Wes Studi, Marlyne Afflack, Sarita Choudhury, Steve Rosen, Macaulay Culkin, Becky Ann Baker, Hisham Tawfiq, Kadin George, Kobi George, and Quarles Antoine.
TV show description:
A retelling of the King David story from the Bible, this TV series revolves around power struggles, romance, secret alliances and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.
The country of Gilboa bears a close resemblance to a modern day United States, except that it is an absolute monarchy, ruled by King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane). The kingdom was formed two decades earlier from three warring nations. Silas believes his power to be divine and often sites the day when a swarm of butterflies landed on his head to form a “living crown.”
Living in the pristine capital city of Shiloh, Silas must deal with the rising tensions between Gilboa and the neighboring nation of Gath. When several prisoners of war are taken, a young and idealistic Gilboan soldier named David Shepherd (Chris Egan) defies orders and crosses enemy lines to save them.
Unknown to David, one of the soldiers he saves is Jack Benjamin (Sebastian Stan), the king’s ambitious son and a closet homosexual. David becomes an instant star in the national media, much to the chagrin of the prince.
Silas promotes David to Captain and thrusts him into the role of media liaison. David finds himself surrounded by a world of royal court policies, unaware of the many different forces at work, including Gilboa’s head of the military, General Linus Abner (Wes Studi). David soon develops feelings for Princess Michelle, the king’s beautiful intelligent and outspoken daughter, and she seems to return them.
David also experiences the “living crown” of butterflies which seems to indicate that God has chosen a new ruler, much to Silas’ chagrin. Religious leader Reverend Ephram Samuels (Eamonn Walker) has backed Silas but begins to change his mind.
But the king has other challenges as well. His policies and actions are being manipulated by his brother-in-law, William Cross (Dylan Baker), who holds a great deal of influence over the royal treasury.
The king is married to the supportive yet distant Queen Rose Benjamin (Susanna Thompson). Silas secretly sees a mistress named Helen (Sarita Choudhury) who he once gave up in order to marry Rose for political gain. Aside from their affair, Silas and Helen also share a young illegitimate son.
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this show is really great its the only show i look forward to watching each week. i believe nbc should keep it going its one of the best shows they have
I just started watching Kings and am hooked. Now that I know it’s cancelled and I’m pissed off. The show is amazing I’m so disappointed in NBC for cancelling. i don’t think this show was even given a chance! i mean i didnt even hear about until like the eighth episode. you got to have patience try it out for at least another season answer all the question you left us with i mean we are just left hanging here
Save KINGS – send a custom butterfly sticker with “save kings” on it to:
Ben Silverman, 3000 W Alameda Ave, Admin Bldg, Burbank, CA 91523
It is very inexpensive or make your own and mail it! The seem to listen more to snail mail than email,
http://www.zazzle.com/monarch_butterfly_sticker-217333953392481059
We stumbled on to this show, bored of watching stupid channels with nothing but reality shows and finally your channel gives us something to look forward to seeing each week, although it was very difficult to catch it on a Saturday, (thank goodness for DVR). This is the best series or could be if repeated each season, our family if for sure hooked. I will be so pissed off if this show is cancelled. I hope someone at NBC is smart enough to make heads spend so that something happens and sees to it that this show will continue.
Please, you cant save this show by mailing in goofy stickers. The ratings were horrible for such an expensive show. Its gone the way of Journeyman, Surface, Threshold, Invasion, Life on Mars, and 100 other shows. Lots of potential but Kings fell flat – the acting was stiff and more like watching some stuffy PBS special shipped in from the BBC in London. Most annoying thing was the Home Alone kids along with never fleshing out the rest of the world. Where was Gilboa and Gath? What going on in the rest of the world? How did the world end up that way? It has alog of potential but mostly just bored people to death. Just be glad NBC at least aired all the episodes. Other cancelled shows havent been so lucky – forcing fans to buy the DVD to see them.
I LOOOOOOOOVE this show!!!! It’s not the religious tones that bring me in, it is the excellent acting and the wonderful writing that make this a joy to watch. It is a good story no matter what ethnicity you are and it brings me such sadness to see it go. I truly hope they consider putting this show in a prime time slot to give it a fighting chance!
They need to do a “re-cap” special to bring in the audience they were hoping to grab, what did they expect putting such a dynamic show on sunday, or even worse on Saturday when very few young viewers would be home. They need to capture the young audience who would latch on to a show like this that is about war- hello, can we say super-relavant? C’mon nbc give it as much press as Heroes (great show) and it will catch on
This is one of the best shows I have ever watched. Please, Please, Please bring it back for a second season or have the show picked up by another network (HBO, Showtime. . . ). The show has a great story line and is very intelligent and thought provoking. It is certainly not meant for the brain dead masses that enjoy shows like Celebrity Apprentice and the Chopping Block but there needs to be something out there for those of us who like to use our brains and this show is perfect for that.
Someone please do something to save this show!!!
Please don’t let this show end. It is one of the best tv has to offer. Enough reality garbage.
This show is great….. Good drama not to cheesy and the characters are deep. Ian McShane is great he plays a mean guy you wanna like. The rest of the cast complements him in the show. Please don’t cancel this show NBC grow a pair and give it a little ad support I didn’t find it until I was watching HULU….
Please just bring it back, dont give up on the first run. If heroes was great, this show could actually create a shadow on heroes. I BEG YOU GIVE IT A CHANCE PLEASE
I really love this show! Please do not let this show end. Just give it a chance to catch on.
This is a really great show. It has Everything Violence,Treachery,Family disfunction ,Love,Loyalty,Mad Men And More. It is the very Best And The Worst Of humanity. KINGS Is THE BEST SHOW EVER PLEASE GIVE IT MORE TIME. Put It ON in a Better Time Slot And Day, AND Advertise A Bit More. Because alot of TV watching FOLKS Probably Don’t even Now About the Show And their Are Also THE Online Veiwers Too. That Absolutly Can’t Get Enough Of The Show. THE SHOW is ADDICTING. Please Continue THE SHOW, in a way it is kinda what people need right NOW,You Know A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE and FAITH About the Future, especially with the events of the WORLD lately. Thank You.
I didn’t really catch this show until I found it on Hulu and would have never seen it otherwise due to my schedule. I do hope to see it next season. It’s a captivating series and it is too bad it doesn’t have a better time slot or more advertising. I was sucked in after the first episode and grew so attached to the characters.
Please, please, please don’t end this show. It got better and better with each episode. It just started to evolve in a way that was so great to watch. You just always wanted more as the episode ended. Bring this one back!!!!!!!!!!!!
NBC, you need to keep this show on the air. It’s one of the most intensely and intelligently written shows out there. I agree with all the previous comments from the other visitors…THIS SHOW WILL BE SEVERELY MISSED!!!!!!
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