Kings
When: Premieres in March on NBC.
Main Players: Ian McShane, Christopher Egan
What’s it all about?: Based on the timeless David vs. Goliath story, Kings is set in the metropolis of Shiloh, a city at war. When David Shepherd rescues the King’s son from beyond enemy lines, he sets events in motion that will finally bring peace, but his resulting high profile also brings some unwanted attention.
What to expect?: A new style of drama for primetime TV, there is definitely no shortage of things going on in Kings. You have old world philosophy and power struggles mixed with a modern, albeit fictional, environment. Can the show successfully connect the dots of all the various ideas floating in the ether? Time will tell. The one guarantee is Deadwood alum McShane will have a far tamer vocabulary.
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