General articles: Arts and culture

The Killing of the Dog

The Killing of the Dog (Shagou ji, 杀狗记) is a Chinese nanxi play in which a wife kills a dog disguised as a corpse to reconcile her husband with his brother.

The Killing Tree, aka Demonic Christmas Tree, is a 2022 British horror comedy directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield in which an executed serial killer's soul is resurrected inside a Christmas tree; 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Killings at Parrish Station

The Killings at Parrish Station is a 2026 Australian Stan Original crime drama, six episodes, created by Ben Jenkins, starring Mia Wasikowska, about a 1987 desert-station massacre and identical 2024 murders.

The Kills

The Kills, Anglo-American garage rock duo of Alison Mosshart (VV) and Jamie Hince (Hotel), formed in London in 2001; albums from Keep on Your Mean Side (2003) to God Games (2023), drum-machine-backed blues-punk.

The Kindaichi Case Files (金田一少年の事件簿)

The Kindaichi Case Files (金田一少年の事件簿) is Kodansha's honkaku mystery manga, begun in Weekly Shonen Magazine in 1992, created by Yozaburo Kanari, Seimaru Amagi, and Fumiya Sato, starring Kosuke Kindaichi's grandson Hajime, with over 100 million copies, anime, and NTV dramas.

The Kindergarten Teacher (2018 film)

The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) is Sara Colangelo's American remake of Nadav Lapid's Israeli film Haganenet, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal as a Staten Island teacher obsessed with a five-year-old poetic prodigy; Sundance Directing Award winner, released by Netflix.

The King (2019 film)

The King (2019) is a Netflix historical drama directed by David Michôd, co-written with Joel Edgerton, starring Timothée Chalamet as Henry V; loosely adapted from Shakespeare's Henriad, premiered at Venice 2019, Metascore 62.

The King 2 Hearts (더킹 투하츠)

The King 2 Hearts (더킹 투하츠) is a 2012 MBC Korean drama, 20 episodes, directed by Lee Jae-gyu and written by Hong Jin-ah, starring Ha Ji-won and Lee Seung-gi, set in an alternate-history constitutional-monarchy South Korea.

The King and I

The King and I (no native-script form; English title) is the 1951 Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical, based on Margaret Landon's novel, about Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Siam, starring Yul Brynner and adapted to a 1956 film.

The King and I (1956 film)

The King and I (1956 film): Walter Lang's 20th Century Fox musical with Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner as King Mongkut, adapted from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway show; won five Oscars from nine nominations.

The King and I (1999 film)

The King and I (1999) is a Warner Bros. animated musical adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage show, directed by Richard Rich, starring Miranda Richardson and Martin Vidnovic; it grossed about $12 million on a $25 million budget and holds 13% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The King and the Clown (왕의 남자)

The King and the Clown (왕의 남자, Wang-ui namja) is Lee Joon-ik's 2005 South Korean historical drama about clowns Jang-saeng and Gong-gil in King Yeonsan's court; a record-breaking box-office hit based on the play Yi.

The King Fish

The King Fish (Tsar-ryba) is a 1976 cycle of thirteen linked stories by Viktor Astafyev, a defining work of Russian village prose set on the Yenisei River.

The King in Love (왕은 사랑한다)

The King in Love (왕은 사랑한다, Wangeun Saranghanda) is a 2017 MBC Korean historical romance drama, 40 episodes, starring Im Si-wan, Lim Yoon-a, and Hong Jong-hyun, set in late Goryeo under Yuan influence, based on Kim Yi-Ryung's novel.

The King in Yellow

The King in Yellow is Robert W. Chambers' 1895 short story collection, famous for its first four weird tales about a forbidden play that drives readers mad, later absorbed into the Cthulhu Mythos via Lovecraft and Hastur.

The King is the King

The King is the King (الملك هو الملك) is a 1977 play by the Syrian playwright Sa'dallah Wannous, built on a tale from One Thousand and One Nights.

The King of Betajnova

The King of Betajnova (Kralj na Betajnovi) is a three-act drama by the Slovene writer Ivan Cankar, published in 1902 and first staged in Ljubljana in 1904.

The King of Chess, The King of Trees, The King of Children

The King of Chess, The King of Trees, The King of Children (Qi Wang, Shu Wang, Haizi Wang) is a 1984–1985 collection of three novellas by Chinese writer A Cheng.

The King of Comedy (film)

The King of Comedy (1982/1983) is Martin Scorsese's black comedy starring Robert De Niro as Rupert Pupkin, an obsessive fan who kidnaps talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), written by Paul D. Zimmerman; a box office flop later seen as prescient and a key influence on Joker.

The King of Comedy (喜剧之王) (1999 film)

The King of Comedy (喜剧之王, 1999) is a Hong Kong comedy-drama co-directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi, starring Chow as struggling extra Wan Tin-sau, with Cecilia Cheung in her debut; it earned about HK$29.8 million and spawned a 2019 film and 2026 TV series.

The King of Fighters: Destiny

The King of Fighters: Destiny (拳皇命运) is a 2017–2018 Chinese CG animated web series by iDRAGONS Creative Studio adapting SNK's KOF games, 24 episodes, tied to a Tencent mobile game.

The King of Kahel

The King of Kahel (Le Roi de Kahel) is a 2008 novel by Guinean writer Tierno Monénembo, winner of the Prix Renaudot, about explorer Olivier de Sanderval.

The King of Kings (1927 film)

The King of Kings is a 1927 American silent biblical epic directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, covering Mary Magdalene's redemption through the Resurrection and Ascension.

The King of Kings (2025 film)

The King of Kings (킹 오브 킹스) is a 2025 South Korean 3D animated film by Mofac Animation, the directorial debut of Seong-ho Jang, adapting Dickens' The Life of Our Lord; released by Angel Studios on April 11, 2025, it became the highest-grossing Korean film in US history.

The King of Limbs

The King of Limbs is Radiohead's eighth studio album, self-released 18 February 2011 on Ticker Tape/XL and produced by Nigel Godrich. Eight tracks, 37 minutes, named for a Savernake Forest oak, sold as a "newspaper album" and performed on From the Basement.

The King of Pigs (돼지의 왕)

The King of Pigs (돼지의 왕) is a 2022 TVING original Korean crime-thriller drama, 12 episodes, remaking Yeon Sang-ho's 2011 animated film; directed by Kim Dae-jin, written by Tak Jae-young, starring Kim Dong-wook, Kim Sung-kyu, and Chae Jung-An.

The King of Queens

The King of Queens is a CBS sitcom (1998–2007), created by David Litt and Michael J. Weithorn, starring Kevin James, Leah Remini, and Jerry Stiller as a working-class Queens family; 207 episodes, modest reviews, strong syndication.

The King of Staten Island

The King of Staten Island is a 2020 comedy-drama directed by Judd Apatow, co-written with Pete Davidson and Dave Sirus, loosely based on Davidson's life; released digitally June 12, 2020, 137 minutes, Metascore 67.

The King: Eternal Monarch (더 킹: 영원의 군주)

The King: Eternal Monarch (더 킹: 영원의 군주) is a 2020 SBS/Netflix 16-episode Korean fantasy romance by Kim Eun-sook starring Lee Min-ho and Kim Go-eun, set between parallel Koreas linked by the Manpasikjeok flute.