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Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 Netflix Drama The King Reimagines Shakespeare's Henry Plays with Extra Violence
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'Now that the HBO juggernaut Game of Thrones has lifted the drawbridge on its eight record-breaking seasons, you'd presume a ready-made audience is sitting fidgety on their couches, desperate for more royal intrigue and medieval-inspired carnage.

'Enter Australian director David Michod with a film adaptation of a couple of Shakespeare's bloodier works.' (Introduction)

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Last amended 12 Nov 2019 08:56:01
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-19/the-king-review-netflix-drama-shakespeare/11616256 Netflix Drama The King Reimagines Shakespeare's Henry Plays with Extra Violencesmall AustLit logo ABC News [Online]
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  • The King David Michôd , Joel Edgerton , 2019 single work film/TV
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