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The Killing (American TV series)
The Killing is the American AMC/Netflix crime drama (2011–2014), Veena Sud's adaptation of Denmark's Forbrydelsen, starring Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman as Seattle detectives investigating Rosie Larsen's murder across four seasons, twice cancelled, twice revived.
The Killing (Danish TV series)
Forbrydelsen (The Killing) is a Danish DR crime drama, 2007–2012, 40 episodes in three seasons, created by Søren Sveistrup, starring Sofie Gråbøl as Copenhagen detective Sarah Lund; BAFTA winner remade in the US and Turkey.
The Killing (film)
The Killing is Stanley Kubrick's 1956 film noir heist film, his third feature and first mature work, adapted from Lionel White's Clean Break, starring Sterling Hayden, with a non-chronological racetrack-robbery narrative that influenced Reservoir Dogs.
The Killing Fields (film)
The Killing Fields (1984) is Roland Joffé's British drama, based on Sydney Schanberg's article "The Death and Life of Dith Pran," about journalists during Cambodia's Khmer Rouge takeover; it won three Oscars, including Haing S. Ngor as Best Supporting Actor.
The Killing Kind
The Killing Kind is a 2023 British six-part legal thriller on Paramount+ UK, adapted from Jane Casey's 2021 novel, starring Emma Appleton as barrister Ingrid Lewis and Colin Morgan as stalker John Webster; later streamed on Hulu and ITVX.
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is John Cassavetes's 1976 neo-noir crime drama starring Ben Gazzara as strip-club owner Cosmo Vitelli, forced by gangsters to kill a Chinese bookie; it exists as a 135-minute 1976 cut and a 108-minute 1978 re-edit.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a 2017 psychological thriller by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, and Barry Keoghan; it shared Cannes Best Screenplay and adapts themes from Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis.
The Killing Tree (film)
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 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 (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 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 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 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 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.
The King's Affection (연모)
The King's Affection (연모, Yeonmo) is a 2021 KBS2 20-episode Korean period romance drama adapted from Lee So-young's manhwa, starring Park Eun-bin as a girl who rules Joseon disguised as her dead twin brother; it won the first International Emmy for a Korean drama.
The King's Avatar (全职高手 (网络剧))
The King's Avatar (全职高手) is a 2019 Chinese 40-episode esports web drama adapted from Butterfly Blue's novel, starring Yang Yang and Jiang Shuying, premiered July 24, 2019 on Tencent Video and the first Chinese drama to use virtual engine real-time shooting.
The King's Avatar (全职高手) (2017 web series)
The King's Avatar (全职高手), 2017 Chinese animated web series adapted from Hu Die Lan's esports novel, premiered April 7, 2017 on Tencent Video; produced by Penguin Pictures, Yuewen Group, Dongshen Pictures, and Bilibili; distinct from the 2019 live-action drama.
The King's Case Note (임금님의 사건수첩)
The King's Case Note (임금님의 사건수첩) is a 2017 South Korean comedy-adventure film by Moon Hyun-sung, adapted from Heo Yoon-mi's webtoon, starring Lee Sun-kyun as investigating King Yejong and Ahn Jae-hong; it earned 1,635,003 admissions.