Kings (Season 1)

Kings (2009) — watch all episodes online on iFILM. NBC's drama sets the story of King David inside a contemporary monarchy — skyscrapers, broadcast news, armored vehicles, and all.

The kingdom is Gilboa. Its ruler, King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane), built this state with his own ambition and answers to no one lightly. When a young soldier named David Shepard (Christopher Egan) destroys an enemy tank and drags the prince to safety, he is summoned to court — and discovers that doing the right thing at the right moment can be as dangerous as anything on a battlefield. Sebastian Stan plays the prince; Macaulay Culkin shows up as the king's calculating nephew.

Thirteen episodes, one season, cancelled over critics' objections. McShane carries it completely — cold, magnetic, never quite readable. Stream Kings online on iFILM.