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Notably, one of the show's executive producers was author Reza Aslan, best known for his popular nonfiction works about religious history.
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''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}} but was [[ShortRunners canceled after only two episodes]]. The rest of the season aired in at least New Zealand, but a home release has yet to surface.
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''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}} but was [[ShortRunners canceled after only two episodes]]. The rest of the season aired in at least New Zealand, with the whole series eventually never going physical but a home release has yet to surface.
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Israelite court is full of intrigue, both internal and external.
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* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: [[spoiler: Rizpah, Saul’s slave and concubine]] is a mole working for the Philistine king Achish.
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''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}} but was canceled after only two episodes. The rest of the season aired in at least New Zealand, but a home release has yet to surface.
It tells the story of the final days of the reign of Saul the first king of Israel, his conflict with the prophet Samuel and the rise of David, a humble shepherd destined to one day become king. Around them unfold the byzantine intrigues of the Israelite court and the unending conflict against the Philistines.
It stars Creator/RayWinstone as Saul and Olly Rix as David.
''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}} but was canceled after only two episodes. The rest of the season aired in at least New Zealand, but a home release has yet to surface.
It tells the story of the final days of the reign of Saul the first king of Israel, his conflict with the prophet Samuel and the rise of David, a humble shepherd destined to one day become king. Around them unfold the byzantine intrigues of the Israelite court and the unending conflict against the Philistines.
It stars Creator/RayWinstone as Saul and Olly Rix as David.
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''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}} but was [[ShortRunners canceled after only two
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* ArrangedMarriage: Saul’s eldest daughter Merav (Creator/JeanineMason) is promised to Mattiyahu, Mattiyahu , son of the Elder of Judah, in order to seal an alliance and finally unite the Twelve Tribes of Israel under the rule of the House of Saul.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Saul and his wife Ahinoam are for all intends and purposes equal partners in ruling the kingdom, with Saul being the military muscle and Ahinoam handling the nuances of politics.
* CaliforniaDoubling: The series is set in the ancient Middle east, but is filmed in South Africa.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Saul and his wife Ahinoam are for all intends intents and purposes equal partners in ruling the kingdom, with Saul being the military muscle and Ahinoam handling the nuances of politics.
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* ForeignMoneyIsProofOfGuilt: [[spoiler:Hanoch, the Elder of Ruben]] is revealed to be a traitor because his 9 year old son uses Philistine silver engraved with the image of Dagon to reward David for his music playing. After his room is searched a whole lot more of it is found.
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* ForeignMoneyIsProofOfGuilt: [[spoiler:Hanoch, the Elder of Ruben]] is revealed to be a traitor because his 9 year old 9-year-old son uses Philistine silver engraved with the image of Dagon to reward David for his music playing. After his room is searched a whole lot more of it is found.
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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Rizpah]] is one for the Philistines inside the Israelite court.
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* TheMole: [[spoiler: Rizpah]] [[spoiler:Rizpah]] is one for the Philistines inside the Israelite court.
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* ShortRunners: The show was cancelled after only airing 2 episodes. The other 7 episodes aired in New Zealand, at least.
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* SexySurfacingShot: Merav takes a ceremonial bath to purify herself before her ArrangedMarriage. She's later seen rising out of the water with a ToplessnessFromTheBack shot.
* ShortRunners: The show wascancelled canceled after only airing 2 episodes. The other 7 episodes aired in New Zealand, at least.
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* HolyIsNotSafe: Queen Zaphra, King Achish’s wife, is extremely wary of crossing the God of the Israelites, since she still bears the gruesome scars from the plagues said deity sent against them when the Philistines temporarily captured the Ark of the Covenant years before.
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''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}}.
Creator/{{ABC}} but was canceled after only two episodes.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Samuel is the Prophet of the Lord and his direct conduit to the people of Israel. He will also cut your throat and chop you to pieces without the slightest hesitation is he beleives that is Elohim's will.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: From the prophet Samuel of all people, when he demolishes an assassin creeping up behind him.
-->'''Samuel''': Elohim sees ''everything''.
-->'''Samuel''': Elohim sees ''everything''.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: The series is set in the ancient Middle east, but is filmed in South Africa.
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* TechnologyLevels: The Israelites are at a severe disadvantage against the Philistines because they only have bronze weapons, while the Philistines already have superior ones made of iron.
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* BehindEveryGreatMan: Queen Ahinoam is the political brains behind the House of Saul, handling the alliances and knitting together the Twelve Tribes into a unified state.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Agag, the Amalekite king, remains defiant and spits at the Israelites even after his whole people have been wiped out, even after he is captured and even as Samuel is about to kill him.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Saul and his wife Ahinoam are for all intends and purposes equal partners in ruling the kingdom, with Saul being the military muscle and Ahinoam handling the nuances of politics.
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* PunishedForSympathy: Samuel informs everyone that Elohim has withdrawn his blessing from Saul for sparing the Amalekite King Agag instead of completely annihilating them as instructed.
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* HolyIsNotSafe: Queen Zaphra, King Achish’s wife, is extremely wary of crossing the God of the Israelites, since she still bears the gruesome scars from the plagues said deity sent against them when the Philistines temporarily captured the Ark of the Covenant years before.
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* ValuesDissonance: Whenever the command to exterminate the Amalekites is brought up, the main objection all the characters have is that [[PragmaticVillainy the Amalekites don’t represent a threat and going after them will only distract the kingdom from focusing on its war with the Philistines]]. The fact that exterminating an entire people might be evil never crosses anyone’s mind.
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''Of Kings and Prophets'' is an American television CostumeDrama based on the Biblical Literature/BooksOfSamuel that premiered on March 8, 2016 on Creator/{{ABC}}.
It tells the story of the final days of the reign of Saul the first king of Israel, his conflict with the prophet Samuel and the rise of David, a humble shepherd destined to one day become king. Around them unfold the byzantine intrigues of the Israelite court and the unending conflict against the Philistines.
It stars Creator/RayWinstone as Saul and Olly Rix as David.
!! This show provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArrangedMarriage: Saul’s eldest daughter Merav is promised to Mattiyahu, son of the Elder of Judah, in order to seal an alliance and finally unite the Twelve Tribes of Israel under the rule of the House of Saul.
* BadassPreacher: The prophet Samuel has no problem taking down an assassin with extreme efficiency.
* BloodierAndGorier: The violence on this show is considerably more graphic than in the usual biblical adaptation.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Israelite court is full of intrigue, both internal and external.
* EvilPrince: Saul’s youngest son, prince Ishbaal is a ruthless asshole who will not let anyone stand in the way of his family’s power.
* FinalSolution: Samuel relays to Saul the command from God to exterminate the Amalekites down to the last man, woman and child.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: [[spoiler: Rizpah, Saul’s slave and concubine]] is a mole working for the Philistine king Achish.
* ForeignMoneyIsProofOfGuilt: [[spoiler:Hanoch, the Elder of Ruben]] is revealed to be a traitor because his 9 year old son uses Philistine silver engraved with the image of Dagon to reward David for his music playing. After his room is searched a whole lot more of it is found.
* HotterAndSexier: Particularly noteworthy given the source material, the show ramps up the sex scenes as close to ''Series/GameOfThrones'' levels as they can get on network television.
* LargeAndInCharge: Goliath is King Achish’s top general, and as should be expected, towers above every single character on the show.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Rizpah]] is one for the Philistines inside the Israelite court.
* PerspectiveFlip: The scenes in the Philistine camp show how the God of the Old Testament would be perceived by the enemies of Israel as [[EldritchAbomination a terrifying entity one should not cross]].
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Merav and Mattiyahu are engaged to each other for political reasons, but they love each other deeply.
* ReligiousBruiser: As should be expected from a group of biblical badasses, all the Israelite warriors are profoundly devout. On the opposite camp, Goliath never neglects his prayers to Dagon for the safety of his family.
* SufferTheSlings: David’s weapon of choice, he uses it to kill a lion.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Hanoch, the Elder of Ruben]] receives 10,000 bars of silver from King Achish to switch sides during the upcoming battle. He not only thinks that it’s a good idea to keep all this silver in his room in Saul’s palace, but he gives some of it to his son to spend. This gets him caught and executed in short order.
* ValuesDissonance: Whenever the command to exterminate the Amalekites is brought up, the main objection all the characters have is that [[PragmaticVillainy the Amalekites don’t represent a threat and going after them will only distract the kingdom from focusing on its war with the Philistines]]. The fact that exterminating an entire people might be evil never crosses anyone’s mind.
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It tells the story of the final days of the reign of Saul the first king of Israel, his conflict with the prophet Samuel and the rise of David, a humble shepherd destined to one day become king. Around them unfold the byzantine intrigues of the Israelite court and the unending conflict against the Philistines.
It stars Creator/RayWinstone as Saul and Olly Rix as David.
!! This show provides examples of the following tropes:
* ArrangedMarriage: Saul’s eldest daughter Merav is promised to Mattiyahu, son of the Elder of Judah, in order to seal an alliance and finally unite the Twelve Tribes of Israel under the rule of the House of Saul.
* BadassPreacher: The prophet Samuel has no problem taking down an assassin with extreme efficiency.
* BloodierAndGorier: The violence on this show is considerably more graphic than in the usual biblical adaptation.
* DeadlyDecadentCourt: The Israelite court is full of intrigue, both internal and external.
* EvilPrince: Saul’s youngest son, prince Ishbaal is a ruthless asshole who will not let anyone stand in the way of his family’s power.
* FinalSolution: Samuel relays to Saul the command from God to exterminate the Amalekites down to the last man, woman and child.
* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: [[spoiler: Rizpah, Saul’s slave and concubine]] is a mole working for the Philistine king Achish.
* ForeignMoneyIsProofOfGuilt: [[spoiler:Hanoch, the Elder of Ruben]] is revealed to be a traitor because his 9 year old son uses Philistine silver engraved with the image of Dagon to reward David for his music playing. After his room is searched a whole lot more of it is found.
* HotterAndSexier: Particularly noteworthy given the source material, the show ramps up the sex scenes as close to ''Series/GameOfThrones'' levels as they can get on network television.
* LargeAndInCharge: Goliath is King Achish’s top general, and as should be expected, towers above every single character on the show.
* TheMole: [[spoiler: Rizpah]] is one for the Philistines inside the Israelite court.
* PerspectiveFlip: The scenes in the Philistine camp show how the God of the Old Testament would be perceived by the enemies of Israel as [[EldritchAbomination a terrifying entity one should not cross]].
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Merav and Mattiyahu are engaged to each other for political reasons, but they love each other deeply.
* ReligiousBruiser: As should be expected from a group of biblical badasses, all the Israelite warriors are profoundly devout. On the opposite camp, Goliath never neglects his prayers to Dagon for the safety of his family.
* SufferTheSlings: David’s weapon of choice, he uses it to kill a lion.
* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Hanoch, the Elder of Ruben]] receives 10,000 bars of silver from King Achish to switch sides during the upcoming battle. He not only thinks that it’s a good idea to keep all this silver in his room in Saul’s palace, but he gives some of it to his son to spend. This gets him caught and executed in short order.
* ValuesDissonance: Whenever the command to exterminate the Amalekites is brought up, the main objection all the characters have is that [[PragmaticVillainy the Amalekites don’t represent a threat and going after them will only distract the kingdom from focusing on its war with the Philistines]]. The fact that exterminating an entire people might be evil never crosses anyone’s mind.
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