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Set in the Kingdom of Israel, the series is an epic biblical saga of ambition, faith and betrayal that chronicles the fall from grace of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the rise of his successor, David.
Let's put it this way: If the newly released Game of Thrones trailer won't tide you over until the HBO drama's return, Of Kings and Prophets would make a decent substitute, if only it didn't take itself so seriously.
Frankly, what seems even more sacrilegious than hewing ABC-close to a religious story is the notion that maybe Of Kings and Prophets wants to be like HBO's Game of Thrones.
All the costumes, makeup, and fancy hair won't cover up the fact that the narrative is sloppy, the acting over-the-top and the overall structure a bit confounding.
Watching, you feel as though its story is just familiar enough to seem inevitable whenever it's not tedious, and its earnestness short-circuits any electrical charge of wit or sexiness.
It's more like a descendant of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, made just modest and melodramatic enough to irk both faith-based audiences and those coming to it in search of a salacious, sanguinary fix.