Killer Kings(2025–)

Name: Killer Kings
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2025-06-16
Rating: 3.8

June 16, 20251 Season · 6 Episodes

Returning Series

Documentary

Mystery

3.8from 2 users

Overview

Killer Kings is a ground-breaking blend of true crime and historical documentary, which will vigorously present the case against six formidable Kings who have left an indelible mark on the world. The series will reveal the haunting mitigating factors and introduce conflicting and fresh evidence, ultimately leading to potentially new verdicts concerning these enigmatic men.

“History”

Network Sky History

Seasons

Season 1

6 Episodes

2025

E01

HENRY VIII

6/16/2025

The case against six formidable kings who have left an indelible mark on the world. This episode conders Henry VIII, who reigned from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is remembered for his six marriages, the brutal treatment of his spouses and separating the Church of England from papal authority.

E02

CALIGULA

6/23/2025

The Roman Emperor Caligula, also known as Gaius, exploring his brief but brutal reign from AD 37 to 41, highlighting his initial popular policies - cutting taxes and pardoning exiles - which were followed by a descent into madness and tyrannical behaviour. This documentary delves into the historical context of his rule and the events surrounding his assassination.

E03

KING JOHN

6/30/2025

Bad King John I - the Medieval Monster - was far worse in real life that the fictitious villain of the Robin Hood legend. Even before he was crowned King in 1199, he had a dreadful reputation. This was the Prince who, when he learned that his brother ‘Good King Richard’ the “Lionheart” had been imprisoned on return from crusade, decided to tell people he was dead so that he could rule instead.

E04

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

7/7/2025

Tsar Ivan IV Vasilyevich - Ivan the Terrible - was the first grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and later ruled as the “Tsar of all Russia” until his death in 1584. Back in the 16th Century when the suffix Terrible was first bestowed on Ivan, it meant ‘awe-inspiring’, ‘powerful’ and ‘formidable’. By the end of his reign, most of his subjects probably felt the word as we understand it today was more apt.

E05

Nero

7/14/2025·45m

On the night of 18 July 64 AD, a fire broke out and swept across Rome, ravaging the city for over six days. It would become known as the Great Fire of Rome and legend states the decadent and unpopular emperor Nero ‘fiddled’ whilst his city burned before him.

E06

King Herod

7/21/2025·45m

Despite being accused of murdering his own wife, children and countless other innocents, King Herod is still known as 'the Great'. Why?

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