The King fingerprintStriking style, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Solid, not remarkable
Standout score
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Everyday modern life, society, and politics
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and politics.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The rise of a king, the fall of an empire.
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The King is included with a subscription to Peacock, Night Flight+, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Pluto TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 47 min
The King runs 1 h 47 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The King higher (74) than audiences (57). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+55GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The King in 69 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 72 storytelling tropes for The King, including Blood Knight, Batman Gambit, Armchair Military.
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