Perhaps it was a flaw in the marketing plan, but when I first saw ads for the NBC dramatic series Kings, I thought it was about an alternate history in which the United States had developed as a monarchy rather than as a republic. Subsequent exposure to the ads left me wondering if the title might be metaphorical.

Having watched the two-hour pilot and the second episode, I now understand the show’s concept much better, and I love it.

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