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King of Beggars (武状元苏乞儿)

King of Beggars (武状元苏乞儿) is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts comedy directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow as the folk hero Beggar So.

King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch

King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch is a Netflix reality series (2023–2025, 3 seasons) following Ken Goldin and Goldin Auctions as they auction rare sports and pop-culture collectibles.

King of Drag

King of Drag is the first drag king competition reality series, streaming on Revry and presented by e.l.f. Season 1 premiered June 22, 2025, hosted by Murray Hill; King Molasses won; Season 2 is hosted by Cameron Esposito.

King of Kensington

King of Kensington: Canadian CBC sitcom, 1975–1980, 111 episodes, created by Perry Rosemond, starring Al Waxman as Toronto variety-store owner Larry King; one of Canada's few hit sitcoms.

King of Killers

King of Killers is a 2023 action thriller written and directed by Kevin Grevioux from his Darkstorm Comics graphic novel, starring Alain Moussi as hitman Marcus Garan in a $10 million Tokyo assassin competition with Frank Grillo and Stephen Dorff.

King of Kings (1961 film)

King of Kings (1961) is an American biblical epic directed by Nicholas Ray, written by Philip Yordan, and produced by Samuel Bronston, starring Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus, with Orson Welles narrating, a Miklós Rózsa score, and a $6 million budget shot in Spain.

King of Kotha

King of Kotha (KOK) is a 2023 Malayalam period gangster action drama, Abhilash Joshiy's directorial debut, produced by Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films and Zee Studios, released 24 August 2023 and later on Disney+ Hotstar.

King of Mask Singer

King of Mask Singer (복면가왕, Bokmyeon Gawang) is MBC's masked celebrity singing competition, premiered April 2015, hosted by Kim Sung-joo, with an 8-person tournament and 100-member audience vote; its format sold to over 50 countries, incl. Fox's The Masked Singer.

King of New York

King of New York: 1990 Abel Ferrara crime film, written by Nicholas St. John, starring Christopher Walken as drug lord Frank White; Italian-funded, New Line-distributed cult classic.

King of the Children (孩子王)

King of the Children (孩子王, Hai zi wang) is Chen Kaige's 1987 Xi'an Film Studio drama, adapted from Ah Cheng's novella, about a sent-down youth teaching in Yunnan during the Cultural Revolution who abandons rote textbook instruction and is dismissed; it competed at Cannes 1988.

King of the Hill

King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom co-created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels about propane salesman Hank Hill and his family in Arlen, Texas; it ran on Fox 1997 to 2009 (13 seasons, 259 episodes) and returned on Hulu in 2025.

King of the Hill season 14

King of the Hill season 14 (2025) is the Hulu revival of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' animated sitcom, 10 episodes premiered August 4, 2025: Hank and Peggy return from Saudi Arabia, Bobby is a 21-year-old chef, with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and 4.4 million first-week views.

King of the Hill season 15

King of the Hill season 15 is the second Hulu revival season of the animated sitcom, premiering July 20, 2026 with 10 episodes; it follows retired Hank and Peggy and entrepreneur Bobby, earned a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, and led to seasons 16 and 17.

King of Thieves (2018 film)

King of Thieves is a 2018 British crime film directed by James Marsh, starring Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, and Tom Courtenay as the retirees behind the 2015 Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary; released 14 September 2018 by StudioCanal, Metascore 48, RT 32%.

King of Thorn (いばらの王 king of Thorn)

King of Thorn (Ibara no Ō, いばらの王) is a 2010 Sunrise anime film directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, adapting Yuji Iwahara's manga about Medusa-virus survivors waking in a thorn-covered Scottish cold sleep facility.

King Ralph

King Ralph is a 1991 American comedy directed by David S. Ward, adapted from Emlyn Williams's novel Headlong, in which John Goodman's Las Vegas lounge singer becomes King of England after the royal family dies; it grossed about $52 million worldwide.

King Richard (film)

King Richard (2021) is a biographical drama directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, written by Zach Baylin, starring Will Smith as Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena; six Oscar nominations, Smith won Best Actor.

King Shark

King Shark (Nanaue) is a DC Comics humanoid shark, son of a shark god, created by Karl Kesel in Superboy #0 (1994); a Suicide Squad and Secret Six member voiced by Sylvester Stallone in The Suicide Squad (2021).

King Snake (film)

King Snake is an upcoming Jeff Nichols Southern gothic supernatural horror film starring Margaret Qualley, Drew Starkey, and Michael Shannon. Filmed in Arkansas in 2026, financed by FilmNation, and acquired by Neon for a 2027 U.S. theatrical release.

King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)

King Solomon's Mines (1985) is a Cannon Films action-adventure comedy directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone as Indiana Jones-style treasure hunters; shot in Zimbabwe for $12.5 million, grossing $15 million domestically.

King Star King

King Star King is a 2014 Adult Swim animated series by J.J. Villard about a space prince fry cook in the Gigantiverse; its six episodes premiered online June 15, 2014, with a 2023 special revival.

King the Land (킹더랜드)

King the Land (킹더랜드) is a 2023 JTBC romantic-comedy drama, streamed on Netflix, starring 2PM's Lee Jun-ho as hotel heir Gu Won and Girls' Generation's YoonA as concierge Cheon Sa-rang, aired June 17 to August 6, 2023.

King Uncle (किंग अंकल)

King Uncle (किंग अंकल) is a 1993 Hindi comedy-drama directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan, starring Jackie Shroff as billionaire Ashok Bansal, with Shah Rukh Khan, Nagma, and Pooja Ruparel; released 5 February 1993, inspired by Annie.

King Vidor

King Vidor (1894–1982), American film director from Galveston, Texas, directed 56 features including The Big Parade, The Crowd, Hallelujah!, and The Fountainhead, earning five Oscar nominations and an honorary Academy Award.

King's Game The Animation

King's Game The Animation (Ōsama Game: The Animation) is a 2017 12-episode horror anime by studio Seven, adapted from Nobuaki Kanazawa and Hitori Renda's cell phone novels; classmates obey the King's text orders within 24 hours or die.

King's Head Theatre

The King's Head Theatre is a producing theater in Islington, London, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford in the back room of the King's Head pub.

King's Men (playing company)

King's Men: London playing company formed May 1603 when James I granted royal patronage to the former Lord Chamberlain's Men, Shakespeare's company; patent named Fletcher, Shakespeare, Burbage, and six others; performed until theaters closed in 1642.

Kingdom (2025 film)

Kingdom (2025) is a Telugu action drama directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, starring Vijay Deverakonda, Bhagyashri Borse, and Satya Dev; released July 31, 2025, it earned Rs 82 crore on a Rs 130 crore budget and its sequel was cancelled.

Kingdom (2025 TV series)

Kingdom (2025 TV series) is a six-part BBC Studios Natural History Unit documentary narrated by David Attenborough, following lion, leopard, hyena, and wild dog families over five years in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park; distinct from the Kingdom anime and Korean drama.

Kingdom (American TV series)

Kingdom (2014-2017) is an American family drama TV series created by Byron Balasco, set at the Navy St. MMA gym in Venice, California, starring Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Matt Lauria, Jonathan Tucker, and Nick Jonas on DirecTV's Audience Network.