Kings drama coming to NBC in early 2009
August 20, 2008 by Cheril Vernon
From executive producer Michael Green (NBC’s Heroes) comes a new drama about a modern day monarchy, Kings, scheduled to debut on NBC in early 2009, though an exact date hasn’t been announced.
Kings is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances – a classic David and Goliath tale.
King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane, Deadwood) is the king of Gilboa. Silas must deal with tensions rising between Gilboa and neighboring nation Gath. When several prisoners of war are taken, a young soldier named David Shepard (Christopher Egan, Eragon) defies orders and crosses enemy lines to save them. Unknown to David, the soldier he saves is Jack Benjamin (Sebastian Stan, The Covenant), the son of the king. From this day forth, David’s life will never be the same.
Here is a video clip of Christopher Egan and Sebastian Stan discussing the new series.
Susanna Thompson (Once & Again) plays Queen Rose Benjamin; Allison Miller (Lucy’s Piano) stars as King Silas’ outspoken daughter Michelle.
From Universal Media Studios, Kings is executive-produced by Green, Erwin Stoff (I Am Legend) and Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend), who also directed the pilot.
Pictured: Christopher Egan as David Shepherd — © 2008 NBC Universal, Inc. Photo: Eric Liebowitz.
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This is a really good series. You had me at Ian McShane. I do miss DEADWOOD but this is turning out to be very good. This is the first time I have seen Wes Studi in uniform. He is a rather menacing figure for sure! Can’t wait for the next episode. Thanks