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Kings: Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2009
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 154 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: An idealist young farmer turned soldier (Chris Egan) finds himself involved with the royal court of Gilboa when he saves the king's (Ian McShane) son, in this new dramatic series by Heroes' Michael Green.
  • Genre(s): Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 4 out of 27
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    83
    So far, that universe is pleasingly treacherous, though not ?wholly formed, a work in progress that's worth seeing through to completion.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    Some scenes are brilliantly and subtly turned, some make you roll your eyes. Some are straight from the Soap Opera 101 playbook.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    30
    Just about everybody is having sex with everybody else: Kings is one giant raging id of a show.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 91
  3. Negative: 7 out of 91
  1. H.Cole
    10
    The reason for failure is because it is on NBC which is in severe decline. If NBC sold the rights to the FOX network (like '24') it would go to the sky in ratings. 'Kings' is the only program we have viewed on NBC in years. I happened on it in the iTunes lineup and downloaded the season. Even our 15yr. old son and 13 yr. old daughter were locked in on the show. We are all hoping to see it again...soon!… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. MikeF
    5
    I tuned into this show because I thought the concept seemd ambitious and cool and because I loved Ian McShane on Deadwood. I have been disappointed over the first few episodes because the show takes no risks and uses cliche characters and plotlines. They could have taken the concept so many places and crafted a thoroughly original show, but instead they chrned out something unoriginal and vanilla. With elements of such lame source material as Dallas, Dirty Sexy Money and Cruel Intentions, it's tough to imagine what kind of show this is supposed to be: an imaginative re-telling of a biblical story or a prime time soap opera.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. AaronB
    3
    Melodrama at its worst. Soapy, sappy and embarrassingly melodramatic, this one has enough cheese to rival Wisconsin. Its also painfully dull and pretentious. Skip it or watch it to see exactly why it was canceled.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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