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'Wayward Prince Hal must turn from carouser to warrior king as he faces hostilities from inside and outside the castle walls in the battle for England.'
Source: Netflix.
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The King is strongly influenced by William Shakespeare's Henry V, but also draws on additional sources.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Netflix Drama The King Reimagines Shakespeare's Henry Plays with Extra Violence
2019
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2019;'Now that the HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones has lifted the drawbridge on its eight record-breaking seasons, you'd presume a ready-made audience is sitting fidgety on their couches, desperate for more royal intrigue and medieval-inspired carnage.
'Enter Australian director David Michod with a film adaptation of a couple of Shakespeare's bloodier works.' (Introduction)
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Netflix Drama The King Reimagines Shakespeare's Henry Plays with Extra Violence
2019
single work
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2019;'Now that the HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones has lifted the drawbridge on its eight record-breaking seasons, you'd presume a ready-made audience is sitting fidgety on their couches, desperate for more royal intrigue and medieval-inspired carnage.
'Enter Australian director David Michod with a film adaptation of a couple of Shakespeare's bloodier works.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2019 winner Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Screenplay - Original or Adapted
- 2019 winner Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Director
- 2019 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Film
- 2019 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Original Screenplay
- 2019 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Film
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,