Kings (American TV series)

Kings
GenreSerial drama
Speculative fiction
Created byMichael Green
StarringIan McShane
Christopher Egan
Susanna Thompson
Allison Miller
Eamonn Walker
Sebastian Stan
Dylan Baker
Wes Studi
ComposerTrevor Morris
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersMichael Green
Francis Lawrence
Erwin Stoff
ProducersBarry M. Berg
Margot Lulick
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companiesJ.A. Green Construction Corp.
3 Arts Entertainment
Universal Media Studios
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMarch 15 (2009-03-15) –
July 25, 2009 (2009-07-25)
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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.[1][2][3]

Advance showings received mostly positive critical reviews.[4] The Sunday, March 15, 2009, premiere placed fourth in network television ratings for that evening.[5][6] After four episodes aired, NBC moved it to a Saturday slot,[7] but only showed one more episode before pulling the series until summer.[8] The remaining seven episodes aired on Saturdays in June and July. However, the network cancelled Kings after failing to find a sufficient audience.[1][9]

  1. ^ a b Alston, Joshua (July 17, 2009). "Losing Their Religion". Newsweek. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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  4. ^ "Reviews from Metacritic – Kings". Metacritic. March 19, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  5. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 17, 2009). "Top NBC Primetime Shows, March 9–15, 2009". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  6. ^ Hibberd, James (March 16, 2009). "NBC's 'Kings' dethroned in ratings". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  7. ^ Hibberd, James (April 7, 2009). "NBC pulls 'Kings' from Sundays". The Hollywood Reporter. The Live Feed blog. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 21, 2009). "NBC moves 'Kings' to summer". The Hollywood Reporter. The Live Feed blog. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
  9. ^ Green, Michael (July 26, 2009). "Thank you and good night". Court Historian. NBC. Archived from the original on July 31, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2009.