As seems obvious from just a few minutes of viewing, "kings" is a modern day retelling of the biblical account of young David. The characters, such as the aged King Silas, or "Saul", closely model the personalities found in the original bible telling. The story goes even so far to introduce a modern day Goliath, faithfully reenacted in this rendition by a tank. I found the plot to be fresh, but predictable, having known the story of David and Goliath, but at the same time this in no way detracted from the quality of the show. Deeply riveting and at times quite epic, this show is cinematic in its scope and seems to be more of a Hollywood blockbuster rather than a new tv drama. I highly recommend more than a simple passing glance at this show and i am excited to find out where the directors and producers will take us next, whether this show will follow the logical biblical progression or divert into realms unexplored and remake this story into something new and very much its own.