About

From executive producer Michael Green (NBC’s "Heroes") comes a riveting new drama about a modern day monarchy. "Kings" is a contemporary re-telling of the timeless tale of David and Goliath. This series is an epic story of greed and power, war and romance, forbidden loves and secret alliances -- and a young hero who rises to power in a modern-day kingdom.

King Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane, "Deadwood") is the well-entrenched king of Gilboa, whose flag bears a divine butterfly symbol. Gilboa has its capital in Shiloh, a clean new city that is unspoiled by time or litter. Silas must deal with the tensions rising between Gilboa and neighboring nation Gath. When several prisoners of war are taken, a young soldier, David Shepherd (Chris Egan, "Eragon"), defies orders and crosses enemy lines to save them. Unknown to David, the soldier he saves is Jack Benjamin (Sebastian Stan, "The Covenant"), the son of the king. From that day forth, David’s life will never be the same.

Susanna Thompson ("Once & Again") plays Queen Rose Benjamin, a distant, yet supportive wife. Allison Miller ("Lucy’s Piano") stars as King Silas’ beautiful, intelligent and outspoken daughter, Michelle. General Linus Abner (Wes Studi, "Comanche Moon," "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"), Reverend Ephram Samuels (Eamonn Walker, "Oz") and William Cross, Silas’ brother-in-law (Dylan Baker, "Spiderman 2"), try to influence King Silas.

From Universal Media Studios, "Kings" is executive-produced by Green, Erwin Stoff ("I Am Legend") and Francis Lawrence ("I Am Legend"), who also directed the pilot.

Credits

• Starring: Ian McShane, Chris Egan, Sebastian Stan, Allison Miller, Susanna Thompson, Wes Studi, Eamonn Walker and Dylan Baker
• Executive producers: Michael Green, Francis Lawrence, Erwin Stoff
• Creator: Michael Green
• Co-executive producer: Julie Martin
• Consulting producers: Hank Steinberg, J.J. Philbin
• Supervising producers: Erik Oleson, Brad Winters
• Producer: Kamran Pasha
• Line producer: Barry Berg (pilot), Margot Lulick (series)
• Casting directors: Beth Bowling, Kim Kiscia, Nadia Lubbe
• Production designer: Kalina Ivanov
• Director of photography: Jeff Cutter
• Costume designer: Dan Lawson
• Special effects supervisors: Steve Kirshoff, Allan Hall
• Visual effects producer: Rick Kerrigan
• Origination: New York City
• Produced by: Universal Media Studios