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episode title |
| 6/27/21 (Su.) | 8:00 PM | SHOWTIME | (#104) PART FOUR: A CHAMPION NEVER QUITS |
| 6/20/21 (Su.) | 8:00 PM | SHOWTIME | (#103) PART THREE: THE WILL TO WIN |
| 6/13/21 (Su.) | 8:00 PM | SHOWTIME | (#102) PART TWO: FLESH & BLOOD |
| 6/6/21 (Su.) | 8:00 PM | SHOWTIME | (#101) PART ONE: GHETTO TO GLORY TO GOLD |
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| KINGS, THE (SHOWTIME)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
6/6/21
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6/27/21
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2020-2021 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (4 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime's press release, April 2021) In boxing, it is said that styles make fights. From 1980 through 1989, it was the style of four great fighters that not only made legendary fights, it ushered in a boxing renaissance. The fierce rivalry between world champions and future Hall of Famers known as the "Four Kings" - Roberto "Manos de Piedra" Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard - produced a Golden Age defined by the nine world championship fights between them and solidified their place among the greatest to ever live. SHOWTIME SPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS today announced THE KINGS, a four-part series chronicling the four fighters' dramatic and divergent ascents to greatness and the legendary matches they produced. The weekly series premieres on Sunday, June 6 at 8 p.m. ET /PT on SHOWTIME, with all episodes being made available across the network's on-demand and streaming platforms at premiere. THE KINGS spotlights boxing's evolution from the end of Muhammad Ali's era to the era of the Four Kings, set against the seismic political and socio-economic shifts taking place in the United States. The Four Kings rose to fame as the presidency of Jimmy Carter and economic recession gave way to the boon of 1980s capitalism and excess harnessed by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Through in-depth interviews and archival footage, the series also examines the very personal battles that each man waged on his unique journey to the center of the sports world. |
CREW INFORMATION:
· Fiona Neilson as PROD
· James Gay-Rees as EP
· Mat Whitecross as DIR
· Paul Martin as EP
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GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Box To Box Film
· Ingenious Media
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