The original post: /r/television by /u/skeeter00008 on 2026-02-18 00:22:05+00:00.
I’ve only just finished Kingdom and I can’t believe I hadn’t heard of it before. I only found it because someone mentioned it in a random Reddit thread, and decided to give it a go without knowing much about it. It completely blew me away.
Jonathan Tucker was unbelievable as Jay. Every scene he was in was amazing, and haven’t ever seen a character quite like that before. And Frank Grillo was super captivating in the main role, and really carried the emotional weight across the whole series. And Paul Walter Hauser as Keith was awesome too. The entire cast was amazing, but Tucker and Grillo in particular were on another level. It really makes me wonder if the show had been more widely released or aired on a bigger network, if it would have been recognised more at the time during awards season, because Tucker 100% deserved an Emmy for that performance.
That final season, especially the last two episodes, completely floored me. Without spoiling anything, not sure if it intentional or not, but it felt like the show was pulling a rope-a-dope. It seemed like the Domenic storyline was building toward the big climax, and then it suddenly shifted direction in the most saddest shocking way. I really didn’t see it coming at all. GOT’s Red Wedding aside, it was probably the most supriesd/shocked I’ve ever been watching a TV episode.
And the final episode was one of the most emotional episodes of television I’ve ever watched. Only just finished it and can’t get it out of my mind.
Nobody I’ve mentioned it to in real life has even heard of the show. I’ve just finished it and needed to come here to find people who’ve actually seen it!