# The Kingdom (2021)

> After his running mate's murder, a controversial televangelist rises to become Argentina's presidential candidate, hiding a darker reality behind his holy image.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/107855

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 14
- Episode runtime: 46 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Claudia Piñeiro, Marcelo Piñeyro
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Diego Peretti, Chino Darín, Nancy Dupláa, Joaquín Furriel, Peter Lanzani, Mercedes Morán, Vera Spinetta, Nico García
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15068148/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: tense, dark, morally murky, ominous

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers rating the political satire and its televangelist protagonist as a sharp but uneven take on Argentine power.

## Synopsis

The Kingdom (2021-2023) is an Argentine political crime drama created by Claudia Piñeiro and Marcelo Piñeyro for Netflix. Diego Peretti plays Emilio Vázquez Pena, a controversial televangelist whose fiery sermons have built a devoted following, and the story follows his unexpected leap into national politics after the murder of his running mate. Around him orbit his family members, including Mercedes Morán as Elena Vázquez Pena and Peter Lanzani as Tadeo Vázquez Pena, along with Chino Darín as Julio Clamens and Nancy Dupláa as Roberta Candia, each caught in the tangle of ambition, loyalty and faith. The engine of the series is the gap between the pious public image Emilio presents to crowds and the calculating machinery working behind it, as he maneuvers through campaign stops, backroom deals and a press eager to expose him. Across two seasons and fourteen episodes, the show unfolds as one continuing serialized story rather than a case of the week. It is set in contemporary Argentina, moving through the sweaty rallies and marble offices of its political class. The mood is tense, morally murky and steeped in dread, with the sacred and the corrupt constantly bleeding into each other. Fans of House of Cards, Narcos and Borgen will find resonance in its portrait of ambition dressed as devotion.

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