Earlier this week, we reported ABC has cancelled Of Kings and Prophets after two episodes. Now, some of the series’ producers have reacted to the biblical drama’s swift cancellation.
Of Kings and Prophets starred Ray Winstone, Olly Rix, and Simone Kessell in stories based on the Biblical Books of Samuel.
On their Facebook page, producers Reza Aslan and Mahyad Tousi expressed disappointment with ABC’s decision but sounded hopeful about the series getting picked up somewhere else:
We feel confident that ABC Studios will find a new home for our show so that the millions of you who have tuned in to see it will get an opportunity to see the rest of this tale, and that millions more will have the opportunity to see it.”
As of now, ABC is not airing the drama’s remaining eight episodes.
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What do you think? Did you watch Of Kings and Prophets? Do you think it should’ve been cancelled? Do you think another network should pick up the series?
I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SERIES. MY KIDS AND I WATCHED ALL NINE EPISODES. WE LOVED THEM. I AM CONSTANTLY WONDERING ABOUT SEASON 2 EPISODE 1. I JUST KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A BATTLE. JUST AS IT IS NOW GOOD VS EVIL. I DO BELIEVE THE SHOW WAS CANCELLED DUE TO THE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE IT WAS SPREADING ABOUT OUR EARLY DAYS. IT WAS EXPLAINING GODS WILL AND GODS WRATH. I THINK IT WAS MORE THAN MERE COINCIDENCE THAT THIS SHOW WAS AIRED DURING VOTING. I KNOW THAT SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE DONE PROPER RESEARCH TO KNOW WHAT DEMO… Read more »
I am so very disappointed with ABC decision. I have watched all 9 episodes on sky box sets and I am totally frustrated I wont see anymore and what happens next to david as saul dies and one remaining son hishbal left to kill david. Totally annoyed. I will always wonder now about What Happened Next. Please re think.
I have just watched the 9 episodes that are on sky. Excellent and brought one of the most pivotal times in biblical history to life. As for the content I have found it to be tame alongside game of thrones. Ray Winstone was superb and very real as King Saul. I am disappointed that it has been pulled as I watched the last scene I was hopeful for the next episode but on searching alas!! no more episodes 🙁
I just watched the 2 episodes and I loved it. I wish they would Give it another chance and air the rest of the episodes. Btw Brazil has been making biblical TV series and they’re great. They were a hit in Brazil and South America. Bring it back !
Loved it their nutts as usual
What a joke with the dumb ass CODE THING THAT DOESNT WORK
I really loved the first 2 episodes. I wish I could see the other 8. It is a great show, well acted and well defined. For those who found it too violent may I respectfully suggest that you either watch something on another channel or turn off the tv. As for young kids seeing it, well at the time it aired young kids should have been it bed, it was after all school nights.
Its not normal to cancel this show so soon. I liked it a lot. In fact, it’s great and i wish the network or another one will air the rest. Really dumb decision
Whose terrific idea was it to stop this show? It was one of the best that i’ve seen. Just another reason to never pay any attention to ABC.
l have to admit…Of kings and prophets was one of the best series l have seen so far….too bad it had to be cancelled.I watch the 2 episodes over and over again.Netflix….lm sure u can figure something out,WE NEED THE SHOW BACK..
I agree with everyone else here ,GREAT SHOW ,and I might add WASTE OF TALENT AND TIME OVER BIBLE THUMPERS ,CRYing over VIOLENCE AND SEX? The hypocrisy of it all!!!! I really want to hear and see the story line f I shed as we all do . Hopefully Netflex will pick it up. Geeezs who does that ,pulls the show after two episodes ? Oh yeah THE ABC PC LIBERAL BABIES
Great show ,hopefully Netflex will show some
I have always longed for a great quality bible series based on the Old Testament. Having finally found one that rivals Games of Throne, it gets cancelled. Why? There are haters of God in high places, who resent anything that reminds us that there is only One Sovereign God-Elohim Yaweh. I’m not surprise the show was cancelled, but we the viewers and lovers of God can do something about this! Let’s create a movement to make Netflix pick this up. It’s about numbers to these TV execs–not Truth.
I was very sad to see the show cancelled! It was so different and unique. Different than the typical biblical stories with more reality as to what was really going on at that time. I too thought it was too good to be true. And the reason it was cancelled is shocking to me, how can you cancel a show because it was too violent, when they have shows like How to get away with murder? Lucifer and other shows? That makes no sense! And like someone else stated, the marketing on it was horrible! Well, hopefully it will get… Read more »