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The Letter for the King

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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Ratings

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The Letter for the King

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Netflix | Release Date: March 20, 2020

Summary: Teenage squire Tiuri (Amir Wilson) and his friends travels across several kingdoms to deliver a secret letter to the King in this fantasy series based on the Dutch novel by Tonke Dragt.

Creator: Will Davies

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy

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Decider

John Serba

Mar 20, 2020

Season 1 Review: The Letter for the King will scratch an itch or three for fantasy mavens although The Witcher seems prime to scratch harder. Read full review

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TV Guide

Keith Phipps

Mar 13, 2020

Season 1 Review: The Letter for the King won't offer many surprises to veteran fantasy fans, but they're likely to be won over by the charismatic cast and impressive production values. It's an ideal, unthreatening gateway to bigger, darker, fictional worlds. Read full review

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The Guardian Jack Seale

Mar 20, 2020

Season 1 Review: While The Letter for the King doesn’t feel like an adults’ show that kids can get away with watching, it’s also not a kids’ show that’s fun enough for adults to enjoy, with its bowdlerised fights and romance. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Gwen Ihnat

Mar 18, 2020

Season 1 Review: The Letter For The King winds up with a few loose ends, ostensibly opening the door for a season two. If it does get a second season, hopefully the series will expand on its positive aspects—young appealing leads, gorgeous scenery, valuable life lessons—while paring down on the pointless plots and tired meandering. A series with a title this simple shouldn’t be so convoluted. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Robyn Bahr

Mar 20, 2020

Season 1 Review: Despite showrunner Will Davies' best efforts to electrify the stakes with contemporary high-fantasy clichés ranging from sassy maidens to Shamanistic bloodlines, the story remains downright quaint and the climax laughably limp. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Mar 23, 2020

Season 1 Review: “The Letter for the King” is clearly aiming for the TV-PG audience who want their own “Game of Thrones” or even “Lord of the Rings,” and it's hobbled by that rating more than it should be. Any time there’s a threat of large danger, the outcome is predictable. Read full review

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ReaLight2022

Apr 17, 2020

This is one of the best netflix originals, and you should definitly watch it. It is not a perfect show but it has a good cast, good story, poor pacing, and a good plot twist near the end. And unless you don't want your child to see two men kiss on the last episode. That's understandible. ButThis is one of the best netflix originals, and you should definitly watch it. It is not a perfect show but it has a good cast, good story, poor pacing, and a good plot twist near the end. And unless you don't want your child to see two men kiss on the last episode. That's understandible. But you should still watch this and just skip that one part. I do think that it is good that netflix is starting to stand up to gay men, even though i am not found of them.… Expand

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georgio

May 15, 2020

This is really weird one. I think the main problem is that it tries to cater to multiple audiences and multiple purposes at the same time. And it just falls flat. The pacing seems to be really off. It feels like a slog at the time but also rushed. The main reason is that the TV show spends aThis is really weird one. I think the main problem is that it tries to cater to multiple audiences and multiple purposes at the same time. And it just falls flat. The pacing seems to be really off. It feels like a slog at the time but also rushed. The main reason is that the TV show spends a lot of time on specific character - for instance how he overcomes great obstacles to get from point A to point B. And suddenly the rest of the cast just appears there as well and as a result something very important happens. Imagine Lord of the Rings but it only follows Aragorn. And he just meets the rest of the characters here and there without much explanation - then we have a final scene of Frodo destroying the ring - only to return back to Aragorn and his victory celebration.

Also the whole thing is filled with cliche and dumb dialogues. Which is not necessarily that bad. It could have been fantastic PG lighthearted fairy tale. But the TV shows takes itself too seriously for that to be the case. It lacks humor - both cheap fart humor that would entertain children but it also lacks adult humor. Just a reference to some adult work of art or wink to political situation here and there would suffice.

Overall if there is literally nothing else you can do while ironing or doing other chores I guess you could watch it? Otherwise it is not worth the bother.… Expand

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Allanbaxter

Mar 29, 2020

I watched The letter for the King with my 9-year-old grandson. This film is rated PG. During the last episode, all of a sudden 2 male teenagers start kissing. My grandson asked my why they were kissing? I should have been warned about this before watching this series. We stopped watching, II watched The letter for the King with my 9-year-old grandson. This film is rated PG. During the last episode, all of a sudden 2 male teenagers start kissing. My grandson asked my why they were kissing? I should have been warned about this before watching this series. We stopped watching, I have no idea how this ends nor do I care.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
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  S1:E6. When the Blood Moon Rises
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
- tbd
  S1:E6. When the Blood Moon Rises
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E5. Spiral
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
- tbd
  S1:E5. Spiral
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E4. Danger Knights
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E4. Danger Knights
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
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  S1:E3. At the End of the World
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E3. At the End of the World
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
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  S1:E2. Isn't She a Sweetheart?
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E2. Isn't She a Sweetheart?
  Air Date: March 20, 2020
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  S1:E1. Storm Clouds Gather
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E1. Storm Clouds Gather
  Air Date: March 20, 2020