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Kingdom(American TV series)

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This article is about the 2014 American television series. For the 2007 British television series, seeKingdom (British TV series).For the 2019 South Korean television series, seeKingdom (South Korean TV series).

Kingdom
GenreDrama
Created byByron Balasco
Starring
Theme music composerTyler Bates
Rafe Pearlman
ComposerTyler Bates
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons3
No.of episodes40(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
  • Byron Balasco
Production locationLos Angeles, California
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time46–60 minutes
Production companiesBalasco Productions
Endemol Shine Group
Original release
NetworkAudience Network
ReleaseOctober 8, 2014(2014-10-08)–
August 2, 2017(2017-08-02)

Kingdom(previously titledNavy St.) is an American drama television series created byByron Balasco.The series premiered on October 8, 2014 on theAudience Network[1]and concluded on August 2, 2017. It starsFrank Grillo,Kiele Sanchez,Matt Lauria,Jonathan Tucker,Nick Jonas,andJoanna Going.Season one consists of ten episodes.[2]

On October 17, 2014,DirecTVannounced that the series was renewed for an additional 20 episodes,[3]10 of which aired in 2014 & 10 in 2015. On July 7, 2016, it was renewed for a third season which premiered on May 31, 2017.[4][5]On April 1, 2017, it was announced that the third season would be the final season of the series.[6]

Summary

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Alvey Kulina owns and operates amixed martial artsgym called Navy St. Gym inVenice, California,with his girlfriend, Lisa. He helps people work out and trains fighters along with his sons, Nate and Jay. Jay has a drug and alcohol problem, but puts it aside to start fighting again and Nate is dealing with personal issues as well. Ryan Wheeler used to be a great fighter who left Alvey when he got big until he was sent to prison after brutally assaulting his father. After Ryan's release, Alvey wants him to fight again and be his trainer as it would be good publicity for the gym. Lisa is initially opposed to this, as she and Ryan used to be engaged, but eventually accepts it for the sake of the gym. Alvey's estranged ex-wife, Christina, is a drug addict and sex worker, with sporadic contact with Kulina and her sons. Fighting is a way of life in this family both in and out of the ring.

Cast

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Main cast

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  • Frank Grilloas Alvey Kulina, Jay and Nate's father. Owner of the gym Navy St., he's a retired MMA fighter who now trains MMA fighters at his gym.
  • Kiele Sanchezas Lisa Prince, Ryan's ex-fiancée and Alvey's girlfriend, She runs the business side of the gym and also manages Jay as a fighter.
  • Matt Lauriaas Ryan Wheeler, an ex-convict who starts training to be a fighter again after being released from prison. He used to be engaged to Lisa and is still in love with her.
  • Jonathan Tuckeras Jay Kulina, Alvey and Christina's older son and Nate's older brother. Seen as the screw up in the family by Alvey. Starts fighting again when Lisa begins to manage him. Jay is the loud mouth, obnoxious, but protective Kulina brother.
  • Nick Jonasas Nathaniel "Nate" Kulina,[7]Alvey and Christina's younger son, an upcoming fighter who after an attack is put on the backbench. He is also a closeted gay man.[8]
  • Joanna Goingas Christina Kulina, Alvey's ex-wife and the mother of Jay and Nate. She's a former drug addict and sex worker, which has a negative impact on Jay.
  • Natalie Martinezas Alicia Mendez, an upcoming fighter and Lisa's new client with whom Ryan has a frequent sexual relationship. (season 2).

Recurring cast

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  • Juliette Jackson as Shelby, Lisa's friend who runs the front desk at Navy St. Gym (seasons 1–3)
  • Paul Walter Hauseras Keith, Ryan's friend and roommate at the half-way house turned housemate after Ryan moves into Keith's home[9](seasons 1–3)
  • Mac Brandtas Mac Sullivan, nurse and personal friend and drug supplier of the Kulinas (seasons 1–3)
  • Jamie Harrisas Terry, Christina's pimp, later former[10](seasons 1–3)
  • Bryan Callenas Garo Kassabian, fight promoter (seasons 1–3)[11]
  • Joe Stevensonas Fight Coach "Daddy"[12](seasons 1–3)
  • Phil Abrams as Dr. Kramer, Alvey's therapist (seasons 1–3)
  • M. C. Gaineyas Rick, Ryan's father who is in a wheelchair (seasons 1–2)
  • Bruce Davisonas Ron Prince, Lisa's father (seasons 1–2)
  • Zuleikha Robinsonas Allison (season 1)
  • Ronnie Gene Blevinsas Michael, bully at the half-way house with Ryan and Keith (season 1)
  • Mario Perez as Carlos, a gang member that's involved with Nate's beating (season 1)
  • Meaghan Rathas Tatiana, Nate's physical therapist (season 1)
  • Jai Rodriguezas Diego Diaz, Nate's physical therapist after Tatiana resigns (season 1)
  • Jamie Kennedyas Bucky DeMarco, a fight promoter (season 1)[13]
  • Jessica Szohras Laura Melvin, a professional photographer who was briefly Jay's girlfriend after photographing him on the beach (season 2)
  • Mark Consuelosas Sean Chapas, a friend of Alvey's and ex-fighter turned businessman (season 2)
  • Andre Royoas the owner of the Sunset Hawaiian (season 2)[14]
  • Lina Escoas Ava Flores, Alicia's younger sister by two years. A drug-addict and former model with whom Jay had a sexual relationship. (season 2)
  • Wendy Monizas Roxanne (season 2)
  • Jeff Rossas a promoter (season 2)
  • Paul Ben-Victoras Bob (season 2)
  • Billy Lushas Jason (season 2)
  • Kirk Acevedoas Dominick Ramos (season 3)
  • Talia Shireas Annette Kulina, Alvey's mother (season 3)[15]
  • Patrick Fischleras Dan (season 3)
  • Zach Gilfordas Tim (season 3)

Guest stars

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Episodes

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Main article:List of Kingdom (American TV series) episodes
Nick Jonas, Joanna Going, Matt Lauria, Frank Grillo, and Jonathan Tucker at the premiere of the show in October 2014
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110October 8, 2014(2014-10-08)December 10, 2014(2014-12-10)
22010October 14, 2015(2015-10-14)December 16, 2015(2015-12-16)
10June 1, 2016(2016-06-01)August 3, 2016(2016-08-03)
310May 31, 2017(2017-05-31)August 2, 2017(2017-08-02)

Reception

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Kingdomreceived positive reviews throughout its run. OnRotten Tomatoes,the first season has an approval rating of 81% with an average score of 6.88/10 based on 16 reviews. The critical consensus is, "It may be a little dated in its portrayal of women, butKingdomoffers a new, well-acted take on the boxing genre. "[16]The first season has aMetacriticscore of 72 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[17]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has an approval rating of 83% with an average score of 6.75/10 based on 6 reviews,[18]and the third season has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 7.88/10 based on 5 reviews.[19]

Broadcast and release

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The series premiered in Australia on April 7, 2015, onFX[20]and was seen by 16,000 viewers.[21]It premiered in Canada onBravoon October 13, 2014.[22]It aired in Sweden on TV12,[23]inSouth Americaon OnDirecTV, a channel ofDirecTV,[24]and in New Zealand onSky Movies Action.[25]

The series aired in the United Kingdom exclusively toVirgin Mediacustomers via thevideo on demand(VoD) service on theirVirgin TVXL package, the first six episodes were made available to stream on April 1, 2016, with further episodes being made available on a weekly basis.[26]

The series was available onNetflixfrom July 2020 until April 2021.[27][28]

The series is available to stream onPeacockas of May 2023.[29]

References

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  1. ^"DirecTV Names Frank Grillo, Nick Jonas Series 'Kingdom'".Variety.com.June 12, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2014.RetrievedOctober 2,2014.
  2. ^"DirecTV Drama Series 'Navy St' Gets New Title, Premiere Date".Deadline.com.June 12, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on October 6, 2014.RetrievedOctober 2,2014.
  3. ^"'Kingdom' Picked Up For 20 More Episodes By DirecTV ".Deadline.com.October 17, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on October 20, 2014.RetrievedOctober 17,2014.
  4. ^"Kingdom Renewed for Season 3".TVLine.July 7, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on July 8, 2016.RetrievedJuly 7,2016.
  5. ^"Kingdom Season 3 Gets May Premiere Date".Entertainment Weekly.January 5, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on February 16, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 15,2017.
  6. ^Highfill, Samantha (April 1, 2017)."Kingdom officially ending after third season".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on April 2, 2017.RetrievedApril 2,2017.
  7. ^"Nick Jonas to Co-Star in DirecTV's MMA Drama 'Navy St.'".The Hollywood Reporter.February 13, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on November 14, 2020.RetrievedOctober 2,2014.
  8. ^"'Kingdom' post-mortem: Creator talks finale, and what's next ".Entertainment Weekly.December 10, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on November 8, 2016.RetrievedJuly 31,2016.
  9. ^Samantha Highfill (November 12, 2014)."'Kingdom' post-mortem: Paul Walter Hauser on Keith's shocking decision ".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on January 12, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  10. ^"Jamie Harris – About this Person".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2015. Archived fromthe originalon January 13, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  11. ^Philiana Ng (July 14, 2014)."DirecTV's MMA Drama 'Kingdom' Adds Trio".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on April 12, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  12. ^Damon Martin (October 8, 2014)."Joe Stevenson found his 'Kingdom' after hanging up the gloves".Fox Sports.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  13. ^abTierney Bricker (July 18, 2014)."Kingdom Stages Friday Night Lights Reunion! Plus, Jamie Kennedy to Guest Star".E!.Archivedfrom the original on January 20, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  14. ^Frank Grillo (December 4, 2014)."These guys. #PURPLEDRANK #KINGDOMTV".Frank Grillo's Verified Twitter.Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 12,2015.
  15. ^Ben Travers (July 19, 2017)."'Kingdom': Talia Shire on Why She Returned to the World of Professional Fighters — and Acting ".IndieWire.Archivedfrom the original on August 31, 2017.RetrievedAugust 30,2017.
  16. ^"Kingdom: Season 1".Rotten Tomatoes.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
  17. ^"Kingdom (2014): Season 1".Metacritic.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
  18. ^"Kingdom: Season 2".Rotten Tomatoes.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
  19. ^"Kingdom: Season 3".Rotten Tomatoes.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
  20. ^"APRIL on FOXTEL: Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, Wentworth, Deadline Gallipoli and 200+ other new shows".The Green Room.Foxtel. March 30, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on April 2, 2015.RetrievedMarch 31,2015.
  21. ^"Ratings: Tuesday 7th April 2015".Mediaspy. Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2015.RetrievedJuly 25,2015.
  22. ^"Powerful New Drama KINGDOM Premieres Exclusively on Bravo, October 13".Bravo. October 7, 2014.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
  23. ^"TV4 claims Kingdom".c21media. December 19, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on November 14, 2020.RetrievedDecember 19,2014.
  24. ^"Kingdom Guide on Directv.com.ar".DirecTVLA. October 18, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on March 15, 2016.RetrievedOctober 18,2015.
  25. ^"SKY Movies Action - Kingdom - Come With Us".SKY Network Television. May 3, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2015.RetrievedMay 3,2015.
  26. ^"Virgin Media boosts on-demand programming with Endemol Shine".Archivedfrom the original on March 14, 2016.RetrievedMarch 17,2016.
  27. ^Travers, Ben (July 5, 2020)."7 New Netflix Shows in July 2020, and the Best Reasons to Watch".IndieWire.Archivedfrom the original on October 21, 2020.RetrievedOctober 25,2020.
  28. ^Lewis, Hilary (March 31, 2021)."Netflix: Movies and TV Shows Leaving in April".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedApril 2,2021.
  29. ^"Kingdom - Where to Watch and Stream".TV Guide.RetrievedMay 18,2023.
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